IAF transport plane missing in Arunachal with 13 passengers
Our Bureau
GUWAHATI, June 3, 2019: An Antonov An-32 transport aircraft of Indian Air Force went missing after it got airborne from Jorhat air base on Monday. Eight crew and five passengers were onboard of the flight which lost contact with ground units at 1pm.
The flight was reportedly heading for Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground, located in Mechuka Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
Fighter jets and helicopters pressed into service to locate the flight while army units on the ground in Arunachal Pradesh have also been engaged in search operation.
Possible site of the last contact with the flight is near China border.