2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
On 22 July 2016, an Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force disappeared while flying over the Bay of Bengal. The aircraft was en route from Tambaram Air Force Station in the city of Chennai on the western coastline of the Bay of Bengal to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. There were 29 people on board. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at 9:12 am, 280 kilometres (170 mi) east of Chennai. The search and rescue operation became India's largest search operation for a missing plane on the sea in history. There were similar incidents in 1986 and 2019.
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2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
On 22 July 2016, an Antonov An-32 twin engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force disappeared while flying over the Bay of Bengal. The aircraft was en route from Tambaram Air Force Station in the city of Chennai on the western coastline of the Bay of Bengal to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. There were 29 people on board. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at 9:12 am, 280 kilometres (170 mi) east of Chennai. The search and rescue operation became India's largest search operation for a missing plane on the sea in history. There were similar incidents in 1986 and 2019.
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An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 similar to the missing aircraft
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