IAF AN-32 aircraft crashes while landing at Assam airbase

The transport aircraft went down during landing at the Rowriah airbase in Jorhat, with senior Air Force officials rushing to the site.

An Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft. The IAF plans to replace the AN-32s with the MTA | Photo: Commons

Guwahati, Jun 13 (PTI) An Indian Air Force aeroplane, AN-32, has crashed while landing in Assam’s Jorhat district on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said.

The incident occurred while the aircraft was landing at the IAF’s airbase in the Rowriah area. Senior IAF officials have rushed to the area, and casualty, if any, is yet to be ascertained, the spokesperson said.

Further details are awaited, he added.

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