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Published : Jun 3, 2019, 3:37 PM IST

Updated : Jun 3, 2019, 11:10 PM IST

2019-06-03 15:34:02

Search for missing A-32 continues: IAF

  • Some reports of possible location of crash site were received, however, no wreckage has been sighted so far. 3/4

    — Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) June 3, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Jorhat: The Indian Air Force clarified that Search operations will continue from air and by ground by the Indian Army through the night to find the missing A-32.

"Some reports of possible location of crash site were received, however, no wreckage has been sighted so far," IAF stated.

Several reports suggested that the wreckage of IAF AN-32 Aircraft, which went missing with 13 people on board after take off from Jorhat airbase, was found near Payum village in Arunachal Pradesh.

According to reports, the plane was overdue for more than two hours in Menchuka air field of Arunachal Pradesh.

The aircraft last contacted ground sources at 1 PM today after taking off from Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm.

Indian Air Force launched Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 Special Ops aircraft on a search mission for locating the IAF AN-32 Aircraft.

Read: Five bodies of the eight missing mountaineers spotted in Nanda Devi peak

2019-06-03 15:34:02

Search for missing A-32 continues: IAF

  • Some reports of possible location of crash site were received, however, no wreckage has been sighted so far. 3/4

    — Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) June 3, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Jorhat: The Indian Air Force clarified that Search operations will continue from air and by ground by the Indian Army through the night to find the missing A-32.

"Some reports of possible location of crash site were received, however, no wreckage has been sighted so far," IAF stated.

Several reports suggested that the wreckage of IAF AN-32 Aircraft, which went missing with 13 people on board after take off from Jorhat airbase, was found near Payum village in Arunachal Pradesh.

According to reports, the plane was overdue for more than two hours in Menchuka air field of Arunachal Pradesh.

The aircraft last contacted ground sources at 1 PM today after taking off from Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm.

Indian Air Force launched Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 Special Ops aircraft on a search mission for locating the IAF AN-32 Aircraft.

Read: Five bodies of the eight missing mountaineers spotted in Nanda Devi peak

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IAF AN-32 plane goes missing



Jorhat: IAF AN-32 Aircraft went mssing after take off from  Jorhat airbase. According to reports, the plane is overdue for more than two hours in Menchuka air field of Arunachal Pradesh with 13 persons on board. 



The aircraft last contacted ground sources at 1 PM today after taking off from Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm.


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Last Updated : Jun 3, 2019, 11:10 PM IST

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