1999 Pakistani Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown

Pakistan Navy Atlantique shootdown
Part of Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts

A Pakistan Navy Breguet 1150 Atlantic
Date10 August 1999
Location
Rann of Kutch
Result
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(Prime Minister of India)
ACM Anil Tipnis
(Chief of Air Staff)		 Nawaz Sharif
(Prime Minister of Pakistan)
Adm. Fasih Bokhari
(Chief of Naval Staff)
Units involved

 Indian Air Force

Pakistan Navy

Strength
2 MiG-21 Bis 1 Atlantic-91N
Casualties and losses
None 5 naval officers killed
11 sailors killed

The Atlantique incident[2] occurred on 10 August 1999, when a Breguet Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm was shot down by a MiG-21 fighter of the Indian Air Force over the Rann of Kutch, on the border between India and Pakistan. Sixteen Pakistani personnel including the pilots were killed as a result.[3] The episode took place just a month after the Kargil War ended, aggravating already tense relations between the two countries.

Foreign diplomats based in Pakistan who were escorted to the site by the Pakistan Army noted that the plane may have crossed the border. They also believed that India's reaction was unjustified.[4] Pakistan later lodged a compensation claim at the International Court of Justice, blaming India for the incident, but the court dismissed the case, ruling that it had no jurisdiction in the matter.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "The Nation: Atlantique Downing: Creek Crisis". Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
  2. ^ "The Atlantique Incident — Part 1 of 2 - HistoricWings.com :: A Magazine for Aviators, Pilots and Adventurers". HistoricWings.com :: A Magazine for Aviators, Pilots and Adventurers - A Magazine for Aviators, Adventurers and Pilots. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "16 dead as India shoots down Pakistani naval plane". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
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