An AN 32 aircraft of the IAF, with 29 personnel on board, including four officers, on Friday went missing over Bay of Bengal on its way from near Chennai to Port Blair raising concerns over its fate.
A massive search and rescue operation has been launched by IAF, Navy and Coast Guard, deploying one submarine, eight aircraft and 13 ships for tracking the upgraded plane which made the last radio contact at 0846 hours, 16 minutes after take off from Tambaram air base.
“The plane is still missing. All efforts are being done to trace the plane and the service personnel travelling …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
