Massive search for MiG-29 wreckage on

Shimla: Massive combing operations continued Wednesday, with trekkers managing to climb snow-bound peaks in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Valley to locate a missing IAF MiG-29 combat jet and its pilot.
The jet, with pilot Squadron Leader DS Tomar, crashed in the Himalayan terrain at elevations ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 feet above the sea level Oct 18. It was on a night flying training mission and took off from Adampur near Jalandhar in Punjab.
“Trekkers of the Ladakh Scouts and local mountaineers Wednesday managed to scale some of the peaks and are combing the area,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Khajana Ram said.
The area witnessed moderate snowfall in the past few days that hampered the operations.
The Ladakh Scouts, other elements of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force air warriors of the mountaineering team are being utilized, according to an IAF statement.
“Over 132 sorties have been flown towards search and rescue operations,” Squadron Leader Priya Joshi, spokesperson for IAF's Western Air Command based in New Delhi, said.
26/10/11 ZeeNews

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Categories: Safety Oct 2011