Wreckage of AN-32 spotted in Arunachal Pradesh: IAF
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday said it had spotted the wreckage of an AN-32 aircraft which went missing with 13 people on board on June 3 in Arunachal Pradesh.
Indian Air Force: The wreckage of the missing AN-32 was spotted today 16 Kms North of Lipo, North East of Tato, at an approximate elevation of 12000 ft, by the IAF Mi-17 Helicopter undertaking search in the expanded search zone pic.twitter.com/oYzPheEYIl
— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2019
The IAF tweeted: “The wreckage of the missing #An32 was spotted today 16 km north of Lipo, northeast of Tato at an approximate elevation of 12,000 ft by the IAF Mi-17 helicopter undertaking search in the expanded search zone.”
The transport aircraft took off on June 3 from the Jorhat airbase in Assam for the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
IAF Sources: Wreckage of the missing AN-32 aircraft has been found by Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force pic.twitter.com/ZcBcy5vXvI
— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2019
On June 8, the IAF announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for any information leading to the location of the missing aircraft.
–IANS
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