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Five Indian Air Force personnel lost their lives when a military aircraft crashed during landing at a base in the country’s northeastern region on Saturday, according to official statements. The Indian Air Force expressed its profound sorrow over the incident, which occurred in Jorhat, Assam.
Details about the number of individuals onboard or potential survivors remain undisclosed. An anonymous air force official told AFP that the co-pilot survived the crash. Images from NDTV depict a scene with a massive black smoke cloud and what appears to be the aircraft broken into pieces.
The air force extended heartfelt condolences to the grieving families and affirmed its support during this difficult time. The incident involved a Russian-made Antonov An-32, which was on a routine mission when it came in to land. A formal inquiry is underway to determine the cause of the crash.
The An-32, a twin-engine turboprop, is specially engineered to operate effectively at high altitudes and in extreme climate conditions. The Indian Air Force has approximately 100 of these aircraft, used for military logistics and humanitarian aid across the nation’s most remote mountainous regions. The last serious accident involving this aircraft type was in 2019 in Arunachal Pradesh, near the Chinese border, resulting in 13 fatalities.
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