An Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft with 13 people on board went missing Monday while flying over Arunachal Pradesh. Follow LIVE updates on missing IAF AN-32 aircraftThe 13 on board the aircraft comprise six officers, five airmen and two non-combatants (enrolled). IAF aircraft C-130, AN-32, two Mi-17 helicopters and Indian Army ALH helicopters were trying to locate the missing aircraft. In October 2017, an Mi-17 helicopter of the IAF, crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, close to the China border, killing all seven military personnel — five IAF personnel, including two pilots, and two Army men. Having undergone several upgrades, it has been the workhorse of the IAF transport fleet in border areas.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2019 23:01 UTC