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Folland / HAL Gnat / Ajeet Gnat IE-1207

Construction Number Not Available
Other Identities Not Available
Dates in Service : 0000-00-00 - 1964-09-07
Status: Written Off
Remarks: Cr 7 Sep 64
Date of Crash  07 Sep 64 Aircraft Type  Gnat
Serial Number  IE-1207 Unit  23 Sqn
Pilot details Flt Lt Dinesh Chandra Badia
Short Text  The tW/O Gnats were is close formation when they collided. The leader was Flt Lt DC Badia and No 2 was Fg Offr AS Gill. FltLt Badia ejected safely. Fg Offr Gill landed back in Ambala in a slightly damaged aircraft (IE-1083).
Details  MAC
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