Aircraft Attrition

A total of 86 Accidents and Losses are listed.

Date Aircraft Cat Rank, Name & Photo Unit Serial Remarks

04 Feb 71 Sea Hawk F Lt M Bhada 300 Martin Baker List 20 Feb 71 Harvard T-6 T Flt Lt C S Kanwar* AFA killed in Cr Dundigal Flt Cdt A Mandke killed ...More 04 Mar 71 HF-24 Marut F Flt Lt S Agnihotri Martin Baker List 15 Mar 71 Gnat F Sqn Ldr K S Rao* 9 Cr into ground during 1 Vs V with Hunter at Halwar 17 Mar 71 Hunter F Plt Offr J P S Talwar Martin Baker List 16 Jun 71 Unknown F Flt Lt Harinder Pal Singh Shergill 8427F(P) CrL fighter at Poona after ferry from JDP 21 Jul 71 Sea Hawk F Lt T K Pal 300 Martin Baker List 27 Jul 71 HF-24 Marut F Wg Cdr J K Mohlah* ASTE BD-850 B'lore 16 Aug 71 Antonov An-12 C Wg Cdr A K Bhattacharya* 44 BL-918 Cr Ahmednagar Pune 11 Killed ...More 21 Aug 71 Dakota C-47 C BJ-923 01 Sep 71 Gnat F Fg Offr D F Nanavati* 23 Cr at Pathankot 24 Sep 71 Gnat F Wg Cdr A S Sandhu VrC* 23 IE-1045 Cr and K at Pathankot 21 Nov 71 HF-24 Marut F Sqn Ldr Arun Keshav Sapre* ASTE Cr during Gun trials at Kutch 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Sqn Ldr V Bhutani 221 SD AA Fire over Tejgaon, Pilot POW. 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F Sqn Ldr A B Samanta* 37 BA-252 SD over Tejgaon, 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F Fg Offr S G Khonde* 37 BA-266 SD over Tejgaon, 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F Sqn Ldr K D Mehra 14 SD near Tejgaon by F-86 Sabre. 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F Flt Lt K C Tremenhere 14 SD near Tejgaon by F-86 Sabre. 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F Flt Lt A R Da Costa* 7 BA-295 SD AAA at Lal Munir Hat .Cr in Indian Territory 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F Sqn Ldr S K Gupta 7 BA-287 Dam AAA Fire Ejected at base at Baghdogra 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt Jayant Rishi* 101 B-899 Tyre Burst on TO from Adampur. Ac dest. 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt Harvinder Singh* 222 B-849 Shot down by F-6 near Risalawala. 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt Gurdip Singh 101 B-907 AAA Dam Ejected Tac Supp Ejected 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt D R Natu 108 AAA Dam Ejected Tac Supp Ejected 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt P N Saxena 222 SA fire 1728 Hrs Ejected in Pak Terr - Suleimanke 04 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt M S Grewal 32 AAA Fire 1400 Hours at Shorkot 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F AAA Fire CrL at Base 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56a F Fg Offr Vidyadhar Chati 27 A-479 Shotdown by F-6 near Mianwali 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56a F Flt Lt K P Muralidharan* 20 A-462 Shotdown by F-86 near Peshawar 04 Dec 71 Hunter F56a F Fg Offr Sudhir Tyagi* 27 A-490 Shotdown by F-6 near Murid Airbase 04 Dec 71 HF-24 Marut F Flt Lt Pradeep Vinayak Apte* 220 D-1193 AAA Dharnaro RS Nayachor 04 Dec 71 HF-24 Marut F Flt Lt J L Bhargava 220 AAA Nayachor 04 Dec 71 Canberra B(I) 58 B Flt Lt L M Sasoon* JBCU IF-916 Shotdown by Mirage III Sargodha Flt Lt R M Advani 05 Dec 71 Canberra B(I) 58 B Flt Lt Sudhir Kumar Goswami* 5 IF-960 AAA near Khushab Flt Lt S C Mahajan 05 Dec 71 Chetak HC Srinagar AFS. Pilots injured ? 05 Dec 71 Mystere IVa F Flt Lt Aditya Vikram Pethia 3 IA-954 SD AAA 0715 Hrs Bhawalnagar 05 Dec 71 Hunter F56a F Sqn Ldr Jal Manikya Mistry* 20 A-1014 SD MirageIIIs 05 Dec 71 Hunter F56a F Flt Lt G S Rai* 27 A-482 SD F-6 (W/C S Hatmi)1235 Hrs 05 Dec 71 Hunter F56a F Fg Offr Kishan Lakhimal Malkani* 27 A-488 SD F-6 (F/O S Raza ) 1235 Hrs 05 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt Vinay Vasant Tambey* 32 B-839 SD AAA Shorkot Base 1350 Hrs 05 Dec 71 MiG-21FL F Flt Lt Harish Singhji 29 C-764 SD AAA 1530 Hrs Suliemanke 05 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Sqn Ldr Dhirendra Singh Jafa 26 B-891 SD AAA 1555 Hrs Lahore 05 Dec 71 Canberra B(I) 58 B Flt Lt S C Sandal* 35 IF-923 SD AAA Masroor. Flt Lt K S Nanda Nav Killed 06 Dec 71 MiG-21FL F Sqn Ldr Dopey Rao 4 AAA fire damage, ran out of fuel. Gauhati 06 Dec 71 Gnat F 21 Cr Landed Uttarlai 06 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Fg Offr K C Kuruvilla 222 B-854 SD AAA 1025 Hrs Jassar Bridge Dera Baba Nanak 06 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt V K Wahi* 101 B-868 SD Pt EJ possibly by Mir III. Chamb 06 Dec 71 Sukhoi-7 F Flt Lt J K Bhattacharya 101 SD 1225 Hrs. Chamb 06 Dec 71 Mystere IVa F Engine Failure over Haveli 07 Dec 71 Hunter F56 F 14 Pilot Ejected after running out of fuel at Dum Dum

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