India Air Force plane crash kills all five onboard
The aircraft caught fire after impact, and the Indian Air Force said a court of inquiry is under way to determine the cause.
- Five Indian Air Force personnel were killed when a transport aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in the northeastern state of Assam.
- The AN-32 transport aircraft crashed near Jorhat area in Assam, and images showed wreckage of the aircraft strewn across a field.
- The Indian Air Force extended its condolences to the families of those killed and said it stood with them in their grief, and a court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.
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Five Indian Air Force soldiers were killed on Saturday, June 13 after a military transport aircraft crashed while attempting to land at an air base in Jorhat district, in Assam State, north-east of the country.The aircraft involved was an Antonov AN-32, a Russian-made two-engine that continues to be used by the Indian armed forces for military transport operations.The accident occurred about 300 kilometres north-east of Dispur, the capital of As…
Five Indian Air Force personnel killed in plane crash
NEW DELHI — Five Indian Air Force personnel were killed after a military transport aircraft crashed during a routine flight in the northeastern state of Assam, officials said Saturday.The Indian Air Force said the Antonov An-32 transport aircraft "met with an accident" during a routine sortie in the Jorhat region of Assam."Crash site management and initial enquiries are on at this time," the Air Force said in a statement, adding that an investig…
On Saturday morning, an An-32 military transport plane crashed outside Jorhat in the Assam region of India. Five people on board are reported to have died.
An investigative court is already working to determine the causes of the accident.
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