New Delhi, June 4: The search operation for the Indian Air Force’s missing AN-32 aircraft has been expanded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) satellites and Navy’s surveillance aircraft have also joined the massive search efforts to look for the aircraft that lost contact with ground staff more than 24 hours ago. On Monday, AN-32 aircraft took off from Assam's Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm. IAF Missing AN-32 Aircraft That Took Off From Assam With 13 People on Board Still Untraceable, No Wreckage Sighted So Far.
After the aircraft, which was carrying 13 people on board, took off from airbase at 12:27 pm to the Menchuka advance landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh's Shi-Yomi district it lost contact with ground control at 1 pm. The Air Force is coordinating with Army as well as other agencies to locate the missing aircraft. The aircraft lost contact as it neared hilly terrain region in Northeast.
The Air Force and Army choppers have been continuously searching for the aircraft, they are looking for signals such as fire and smoke that could indicate a crash. On thegger-navy-craft-and-isros-satellites-join-in-901821.html');return false" href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.latestly.com/india/news/iaf-an-32-aircraft-still-missing-search-operation-gets-bigger-navy-craft-and-isros-satellites-join-in-901821.html" title="Share on Facebook">