Indian Air Force plane disappeared over the mountains of Himalayas,India, June 10, 2009
June 10, 2009
After tragical Disappearance of Air France Flight 447 now another sad news is coming from India.A transport plane of the Indian Air Force carrying eight IAF personnel disappeared over the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, after it went missing on Tuesday, an IAF spokesman said in Shillong. The AN-32 plane had flown from Dibrugarh in Assam to Mechuka in Arunachal from where it took off again with the civilians for Jorhat at around 2 pm, after which the aircraft went missing, said IAF spokesman Wing Commander P Sahu.
The six civilians were being ferried as part of the IAF plane's regular sortie. An aerial search operation over the dense forests and mountains of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Bhutan was carried out but neither the wreckage nor bodies could be located, Sahu said.
More details awaited.
Update:
IAF Moving Sukhoi Base to North East to Thwart Chinese Threat
According to wall street Journal a squadron of the frontline combat aircraft Sukhoi 30- MKI would become operational in India's sensitive northeast next week, a strategic decision to move advanced assets close to the Chinese border(Himalayan), defence officials said Tuesday.
A defence spokesperson said four multi-role strike fighter jets would land June 15 at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Tezpur, about 185 km north of Assam's main city of Guwahati. Source
2 comments:
if its true, thanx for the report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/12-feared-dead-in-IAF-plane-crash/articleshow/4636845.cms
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