Missing AN-32 Aircraft: Search Operation Resumes

Missing AN-32 Aircraft: Search Operation Resumes

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India TodayNE
  • Jun 06, 2019,
  • Updated Jun 06, 2019, 1:43 AM IST

Guwahati, June 6, 2019:

Search operation for missing Indian Air Force AN-32 resumed again as the weather clears up today.

Two Mi-17 aircrafts of the Indian Air Force and ALH helicopters of the Indian Army have been pressed into service to locate the missing aircraft.

Also Read: Missing AN-32 Aircraft: Pilot’s Father Arrives, Bad Weather Hampers Search Operation

The AN-32 Transporter aircraft of Indian Air Force went missing at Arunachal Pradesh on June 3. The aircraft took off at around 1 pm from Jorhat district in Assam with 13 defence personnel.

Although the Air Force transport plane was expected to land at 1:30 pm at Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3, there was no communication with the aircraft for many hours.

According to reports, the missing plane was last seen at the Shi Yomi district.

Around 13 people were reportedly onboard the transporter aircraft.

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