TNN, New Delhi :
An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane with 29 people on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather. The IAF’s AN-32 plane
took off from Tambaram in Chennai for Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands when it lost radar contact around 8:45 am. Its estimated time of arrival in Port Blair was 11.30 am.
The Navy, the Coast Guard and the IAF have launched a joint search and rescue operation. Of the 29 people on board, six are crew members. The Navy has involved a P8I aircraft and a Donier aircraft, and four ships – Karmukh, Gharial, Jyoti and Kuthar – for its search operation.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane with 29 people on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather. The IAF’s AN-32 plane
took off from Tambaram in Chennai for Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands when it lost radar contact around 8:45 am. Its estimated time of arrival in Port Blair was 11.30 am.
The Navy, the Coast Guard and the IAF have launched a joint search and rescue operation. Of the 29 people on board, six are crew members. The Navy has involved a P8I aircraft and a Donier aircraft, and four ships – Karmukh, Gharial, Jyoti and Kuthar – for its search operation.
