1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash information
Helicopter Crash
1963 Poonch IAF helicopter crash
An IAF Alouette III helicopter similar to the one involved
Accident
Date
November 22, 1963 (1963-11-22)
Summary
Loss of control due to collision with telegraph cables
Site
Poonch district, India
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Aérospatiale Alouette III
Operator
Indian Air Force
Occupants
6
Passengers
5
Crew
1
Fatalities
6
Survivors
0
On Friday, 22 November 1963,[1] an Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Poonch district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The aircraft was en route to Poonch town, killing all six people on board. Six Indian Armed Forces officers were on board, including three general officers, an air officer and a brigadier.
Among those killed in the crash were Lieutenant General Daulet Singh, Lieutenant General Bikram Singh and Air Vice Marshal Erlic Pinto and the pilot Flight Lieutenant S. S. Sodhi.
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