IAF aircraft ferrying medical oxygen from Singapore lands in Panagarh airbase

Indian Air Force's C-17 aircraft with four cryogenic containers containing liquid oxygen from Singapore landed at West Bengal's Panagarh airbase at 4:30 pm today.

New Delhi:IAF's C-17 aircraft with four cryogenic liquid oxygen tanks from Singapore landed at West Bengal's Panagarh airbase at 4:30 pm on Saturday.

Continuing its efforts towards COVID-19 relief, one C-17 of the Indian Air Force got airborne at 2 am on Saturday from Hindan Air Base for Changi International Airport in Singapore. The aircraft arrived in Singapore at 07:45 am.

After loading four cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore, the aircraft reached Panagarh airbase for offloading of these containers.

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Another C-17 of IAF was airborne from the Hindan airbase at 08:00 am for the Pune airbase. The aircraft arrived at Pune at 10:00 am.

The jet was loaded with two empty cryogenic oxygen container trucks which were then flown to Jamnagar airbase.

The same C-17 aircraft is currently on its second shuttle from Pune to Jamnagar, with a load of two more empty containers.

One C-17 transported two empty containers from Jodhpur to Jamnagar earlier in the day on Saturday.

One IAF Chinook helicopter and one An32 transport aircraft took COVID testing equipment from Jammu to Leh and from Jammu to Kargil, respectively.

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The equipment consisted of Bio Safety cabinets, centrifuges and stabilisers.

These machines have been made by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and now given to the Union Territory of Ladakh to enhance testing.

As the nation takes big strides in its fight to contain and defeat the contagion, IAF has reaffirmed its commitment to meet all emerging needs professionally.

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