New Delhi: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Monday said no efforts would be spared to locate the missing transport aircraft with 29 persons on board, even as the government stepped up the search four days after the tragedy.
“Radar contact with the aircraft was lost when the aircraft was east of Chennai at an approximate distance of 270 km. Since then, there has been no contact with the aircraft,” Air Chief Marshal Raha said in a statement.
He said the AN-32 aircraft was on a scheduled courier sortie from Tambaram, Chennai to Port Blair. The aircraft had departed Tambaram at 8.30 a.m. on July 22 with 6 crew and 23 personnel, the IAF chief said.
“It is very unfortunate that we have not been able to trace the missing aircraft and the personnel on board. It is a very difficult moment for all of us and we share the concerns of distraught family members,” he said.
The IAF chief said his officers were in constant touch with the family members of the missing personnel and they were being regularly updated about the efforts being made to trace them.
26/07/16 The Hindu
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“Radar contact with the aircraft was lost when the aircraft was east of Chennai at an approximate distance of 270 km. Since then, there has been no contact with the aircraft,” Air Chief Marshal Raha said in a statement.
He said the AN-32 aircraft was on a scheduled courier sortie from Tambaram, Chennai to Port Blair. The aircraft had departed Tambaram at 8.30 a.m. on July 22 with 6 crew and 23 personnel, the IAF chief said.
“It is very unfortunate that we have not been able to trace the missing aircraft and the personnel on board. It is a very difficult moment for all of us and we share the concerns of distraught family members,” he said.
The IAF chief said his officers were in constant touch with the family members of the missing personnel and they were being regularly updated about the efforts being made to trace them.
26/07/16 The Hindu
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