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New Delhi: An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 plane with 29 people on board is missing after it took off from Chennai on Friday morning.
The plane took off from the Tambaram air base near Chennai for Port Blair at 8.30 am. It was to have landed around 11.20 am.
"It was found missing. As of now, we will term it as overdue," said Navy spokesperson DK Sharma.
Officials say the last contact with the plane, which has mostly service personnel on board, was around 15 minutes after take-off. The plane has an emergency beacon locator, which usually gets activated if there is a crash.
A massive search operation has been launched by the air force, Navy and Coast Guard.
The Navy has launched surveillance aircraft to look for the missing plane in the Bay of Bengal. A Dornier aircraft has also been sent and four ships - Karmukh, Gharial, Jyoti and Kuthar - have been diverted to the region at full speed.
A massive search is on for the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force
The plane was on a courier flight, officials say.
There are more than 100 Russian-made AN-32s in service with the IAF. It is an aircraft that can fly for up to four hours without refueling.
http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/india...ops-on/ar-BBuEoEJ?li=BBqrVLO&ocid=mailsignout
The plane took off from the Tambaram air base near Chennai for Port Blair at 8.30 am. It was to have landed around 11.20 am.
"It was found missing. As of now, we will term it as overdue," said Navy spokesperson DK Sharma.
Officials say the last contact with the plane, which has mostly service personnel on board, was around 15 minutes after take-off. The plane has an emergency beacon locator, which usually gets activated if there is a crash.
A massive search operation has been launched by the air force, Navy and Coast Guard.
The Navy has launched surveillance aircraft to look for the missing plane in the Bay of Bengal. A Dornier aircraft has also been sent and four ships - Karmukh, Gharial, Jyoti and Kuthar - have been diverted to the region at full speed.
A massive search is on for the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force
The plane was on a courier flight, officials say.
There are more than 100 Russian-made AN-32s in service with the IAF. It is an aircraft that can fly for up to four hours without refueling.
http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/india...ops-on/ar-BBuEoEJ?li=BBqrVLO&ocid=mailsignout
