Eight days after the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/debris-of-aircraft-believed-to-be-that-of-iaf-an-32-lopcated-report-226246">AN-32 aircraft wreckage</a> was found in heavily forested mountainous terrain in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Air Force(IAF) has&nbsp;sent&nbsp;its search teams comprising of Garud commandos including Mi17s and light helicopters&nbsp;to look for evidence of those missing.

The AN-32 transport&nbsp;aircraft was spotted 16 kms North of Lipo, north east of Tato from an IAF Mi-17 helicopter on Tuesday. There were 13 IAF personnel on board when the plane crashed.

"Efforts are now continuing to establish the status of occupants and establish survivors," the IAF said.

The Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft was going from Jorhat in Assam to Menchuka advanced landing ground near the border with China on June 3 when it lost contact with ground staff at 1pm, within 33 minutes of taking off.

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After bad weather hampered operations, the IAF had pressed Sukhoi-30 aircraft in addition to a fleet of C-130J, Mi-17 and ALH helicopters along with ground forces including&nbsp;troops from the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and state police.

The Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft was also deployed earlier this week as it has electro-optical and infra-red sensors which are&nbsp;helpful in search operations.

ISRO's Cartosat and RISAT satellites were also used to take images of the area around Menchuka.

"After identification of the wreckage of AN-32 by Mi-17V5, the Cheetah of reached the crash site. Due to high elevation and dense forest, helicopters could not land next to the crash site," the IAF had said on Tuesday.

(Inputs: PTI)

Eight days after the AN-32 aircraft wreckage was found in heavily forested mountainous terrain in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Air Force(IAF) has sent its search teams comprising of Garud commandos including Mi17s and light helicopters to look for evidence of those missing.

Eight days after the AN-32 aircraft wreckage was found in heavily forested mountainous terrain in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Air Force(IAF) has sent its search teams comprising of Garud commandos including Mi17s and light helicopters to look for evidence of those missing. The AN-32 transport aircraft was spotted 16 kms North of Lipo, north east of Tato from an IAF Mi-17 helicopter on Tuesday. There were 13 IAF personnel on board when the plane crashed. "Efforts are now continuing to establish the status of occupants and establish survivors," the IAF said. The Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft was going from Jorhat in Assam to Menchuka advanced landing ground near the border with China on June 3 when it lost contact with ground staff at 1pm, within 33 minutes of taking off. After bad weather hampered operations, the IAF had pressed Sukhoi-30 aircraft in addition to a fleet of C-130J, Mi-17 and ALH helicopters along with ground forces including troops from the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and state police. The Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft was also deployed earlier this week as it has electro-optical and infra-red sensors which are helpful in search operations. ISRO's Cartosat and RISAT satellites were also used to take images of the area around Menchuka. "After identification of the wreckage of AN-32 by Mi-17V5, the Cheetah of reached the crash site. Due to high elevation and dense forest, helicopters could not land next to the crash site," the IAF had said on Tuesday. (Inputs: PTI)

Garud commandos, IAF planes resume operation to retrieve AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh

Search and Rescue Operations (SAR) for the missing Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft entered sixth day on Saturday. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited the Jorhat Air Force Station to review the SAR operations for the missing aircraft.&nbsp;

“Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited Air Force Station Jorhat today to assess the ongoing search operations. He was given a detailed briefing about the operations and was apprised with the inputs received so far. He interacted with families of the officers and airmen who were onboard the aircraft,” said a release from the Ministry of Defence.&nbsp;

On Saturday, SAR operations were affected briefly due to bad weather. After the weather cleared, SAR operations by Mi-17, ALH and Cheetah helicopters resumed.&nbsp;

“Indian Air Force has increased the deployment of its helicopters and transport aircraft and has expanded the search area significantly since the beginning of the operations. More and more area is being covered by airborne sensors and satellites and the imaging is being followed-up by close analysis of the data for its synergistic amalgamation in the search operations,” added the release.&nbsp;

Resources from various agencies, including ISRO were brought into the operation to enhance its effectiveness.&nbsp;

This apart, the Arunchal Pradesh’s civil administration set up three ground search parties – first team for Bayor Adi mountain range, second for the Pari Adi mountain range and the third for the Sibir Gong mountain range.

The area of search is mountainous and heavily forested with thick undergrowth. The weather in the area has been inclement with low clouds and rain during most hours. Combined with the inhospitable terrain, the weather has posed serious challenges to aerial search operations.

“Since the area is completely cut off and is a far-flung area falling near the Indo-China border, we are taking help of the locals who are well versed with the terrain. The place where the aircraft was last spotted does not have any inhabitants, there is no mobile network and there is no motorable road making the operations for the ground search parties extremely difficult,” said a senior officer of Arunachal Pradesh government.

The An-32 with 13 people on board – eight officers and five passengers took off from the Jorhat air base around 12:25pm on Monday and was headed for Mechuka – an advanced landing ground in Arunchal Pradesh closer to the Chinese border. However, the aircraft lost contact with the radar and ground staff and did not reach the Mechuka air base at its scheduled landing time at 1pm.&nbsp;

Search and Rescue Operations (SAR) for the missing Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft entered sixth day on Saturday. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited the Jorhat Air Force Station to review the SAR operations for the missing aircraft.

Search and Rescue Operations (SAR) for the missing Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft entered sixth day on Saturday. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited the Jorhat Air Force Station to review the SAR operations for the missing aircraft. “Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited Air Force Station Jorhat today to assess the ongoing search operations. He was given a detailed briefing about the operations and was apprised with the inputs received so far. He interacted with families of the officers and airmen who were onboard the aircraft,” said a release from the Ministry of Defence. On Saturday, SAR operations were affected briefly due to bad weather. After the weather cleared, SAR operations by Mi-17, ALH and Cheetah helicopters resumed. “Indian Air Force has increased the deployment of its helicopters and transport aircraft and has expanded the search area significantly since the beginning of the operations. More and more area is being covered by airborne sensors and satellites and the imaging is being followed-up by close analysis of the data for its synergistic amalgamation in the search operations,” added the release. Resources from various agencies, including ISRO were brought into the operation to enhance its effectiveness. This apart, the Arunchal Pradesh’s civil administration set up three ground search parties – first team for Bayor Adi mountain range, second for the Pari Adi mountain range and the third for the Sibir Gong mountain range. The area of search is mountainous and heavily forested with thick undergrowth. The weather in the area has been inclement with low clouds and rain during most hours. Combined with the inhospitable terrain, the weather has posed serious challenges to aerial search operations. “Since the area is completely cut off and is a far-flung area falling near the Indo-China border, we are taking help of the locals who are well versed with the terrain. The place where the aircraft was last spotted does not have any inhabitants, there is no mobile network and there is no motorable road making the operations for the ground search parties extremely difficult,” said a senior officer of Arunachal Pradesh government. The An-32 with 13 people on board – eight officers and five passengers took off from the Jorhat air base around 12:25pm on Monday and was headed for Mechuka – an advanced landing ground in Arunchal Pradesh closer to the Chinese border. However, the aircraft lost contact with the radar and ground staff and did not reach the Mechuka air base at its scheduled landing time at 1pm.

Search for missing An-32 continues; IAF chief Dhanoa visits Jorhat Air Force Station to review SAR operations

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Garud commandos, IAF planes resume operation to retrieve AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh

Search for missing An-32 continues; IAF chief Dhanoa visits Jorhat Air Force Station to review SAR operations