GUWAHATI: An AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was airborne from Jorhat to Mechuka Advance Landing Ground, Arunachal Pradesh on June 3.
The aircraft last contacted ground sources at 1 pm on Monday, 3 June, after taking off from Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm.
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Since the aircraft did not reach the airfield, overdue action was initiated by IAF.
A total of eight crew and five passengers were onboard the aircraft.
As per defence press release, a Sukhoi SU 30 MKI and Hercules C130 J Spl Ops aircraft have been sent to locate the missing aircraft.