IAF plane missing

IAF's AN-32 transport aircraft with 29 on board goes missing; massive search operation launched

An Antonov An-32 transport aircraft of the India Air Force, with 29 personnel on board, including four officers, on Friday went missing over the Bay of Bengal off the Chennai coast, and remained untraceable despite a full-scale search and rescue mission.

Jul 22, 2016, 23:36 PM IST

AN-32 aircraft with 29 aboard missing; Indian Air Force intensifies search operation

The IAF AN-32 aircraft took off at 8:30 am from Tambaram and the last contact with it was made 16 minutes later, news agency PTI quoted defence sources as saying.

Jul 22, 2016, 13:33 PM IST