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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 4th May 1988 |
 Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-601 | 300 Sqn | Near Goa | Sqn Ldr Vinod Mehta killed | ||
| 27th June 1988 |
Indian Navy |
Harrier T.Mk.60 | IN-652 | 300 Sqn | Chengalpattu dist |
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| Lt R Sharma ejected | Cdr Sunil K Damle ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 9th June 1992 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-619 | 300 Sqn | Pilot OK | |||
| 13th March 1994 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-605 | 300 Sqn | Cdr E G Shankar ejected | Martin-Baker | ||
| 9th December 1992 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-612 | 300 Sqdn |
Believed to be
Lt.SS Negi CONFIRM ?? |
Martin-Baker | ||
| 2nd August 1994 |
Indian Navy |
Harrier T.Mk.60 | IN653 |
300 Sqdn INAS Dabolim |
INAS Dabolim | Martin-Baker | ||
| Cdr K M Karnik | Cdr Rana Killed | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 9th December 1994 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | 300 Sqn | Lt Negi ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| FEEDBACK | Probably IN617 by then Lt. Galande; a/c subsequently repaired by BAe & refitted by IN | |||||||
| 8th February 1996 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-620 | 300 Sqdn | From Goa - missing during night flying over sea | Lt Arun Poonia | Martin-Baker | |
| 30th September 1997 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-611 | 300 Sqdn | About 25 minutes after take-off from Goa/Dabolim at 0755 hours, the pilot, Flt. Lt. Prakash, reported a technical problem but there was then no further contact with the aircraft | Lt T S S Prakash | Martin-Baker | |
| 23rd November 1998 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | 300 Sqdn | Cr in Indian Ocean Pt bo | Pilot rescued by British Boater in Indian Ocean | NAME ?? | Martin-Baker | |
| 25th May 2001 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-610 |
300 Sqn INAS Dabolim |
 Harrier from 300 Sqn crashed at Phadkevam, about six kilometres from Asali in Shristhal-near Canacona |
 Lt Cdr Vikram Menon ejected |
Martin-Baker | |
| 24th August 2003 |
Indian Navy |
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Lt Shiraz H Azad | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Harrier FRS 51 | IN-615 | 300 Sqdn | Cr in sea near the western state of Goa - tech failure during landing phase | |||||
| 17th December 2004 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-604 |
300 Sqdn INAS Dabolim |
Crashed while hover landing at Dabolim near Vasco-da-Gama | Lt Mehta | Martin-Baker | |
| 17th May 2005 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-603 | 300 Sqn | Goa On Ground | |||
| 5th December 2005 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-607 | 300 Sqn | Lt Cdr H S Pannu killed |
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Thursday 5th April 2007 0850 hrs (IST) |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier T.Mk.60 | IN-651 | INAS 552 | crashed near Dabholim airport off Goa coast into the Arabian Sea |
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 photo via Tewari Family |
Martin-Baker |
| Commander Vikram Menon, Ejected - rescued | Lt Commander Saurabh Tewari, Ejected - His body was recovered nine days after the crash | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| Sunday 9th September 2007 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-608 |
300 Sqn INS Viraat |
Crashed in the Bay of Bengal following loss of power while preparing to land on carrier |
Lieutenant Commander A. Jain ejected |
Martin-Baker | |
| Monday 24th December 2007 |
Indian Navy |
Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.51 | IN-613 |
300 Sqn INS Viraat |
crashed while landing at the Dabolim Naval Air Station in Goa | Pilot Cdr Janak Bevli ejected | Martin-Baker | |
| IN-621 | went off the runway | pilot safe | ||||||
| FEEDBACK | Currently a museum piece | |||||||
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Acknowledgements & Thanks |
P. V. S. Jagan
Mohan |
Chronological Listing of Indian Naval Air Force
Harrier Losses & Ejections