DHAKA: Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft enroute Chennai from Port Blair has gone missing with 29 people on board.

The aircraft, which took off at 9am from Port Blair, was on a routine weekly flight for Air Force personnel, reports the India Today.

The Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard have launched a massive search operation to locate the missing aircraft.

The Russian made AN-32 is considered to be one of the most reliable machines that the IAF has. The aircraft has the ability to take off and land from small airstrips.

BDST: 1408 HRS, JUL 22, 2016
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