Bodies of all 13 personnel, black box of crashed AN-32 aircraft recovered: IAF
Earlier in the day, the IAF had confirmed that there were no survivors from the AN-32 aircraft and informed the families of the deceased personnel.
Earlier in the day, the IAF had confirmed that there were no survivors from the AN-32 aircraft and informed the families of the deceased personnel.
The wreckage of the Antonov AN-32 aircraft was spotted on Tuesday -- eight days after the crash -- 16 km north of Lipo, North East of Tato in Arunachal Pradesh.
The IAF aircraft went missing on June 3 with 13 officers on board after taking off from Assam’s Jorhat airbase for Menchuka Advance Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh.
The AN-32 aircraft went missing on June 3 after taking off from Assam's Jorhat airbase for Menchuka Advance Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh.
The IAF said that aerial search and rescue operations (SAR) were carried out by helicopters and C-130s during the day.
The reward was announced by the IAF, which has been trying to locate the missing aircraft for the last five days.
The search for the missing transport aircraft entered the fourth day on Friday afternoon.
The IAF pressed into service Cheetah helicopters, which are easily manoeuvrable and can easily access areas unreachable by larger aircraft or ground parties.
The aircraft went missing on Monday over Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel onboard.
In a statement, the IAF said that the operations will continue from air as well as on the ground by the Indian Army.
