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IAF lost 27 aircrafts in crashes since 2016, defence ministry tells Lok Sabha; figure includes 15 fighter jets, helicopters
•In 2019-20, so far, an AN-32 transport aircraft crashed in Arunachal Pradesh, killing 13 IAF personnel earlier this month.
AN-32 crash: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 1 crore ex-gratia for kin of deceased IAF personnel Rajesh Kumar
•The AN-32, a Russian-made aircraft, went missing on 3 June, around 30 minutes after taking off from Jorhat in Assam for Menchuka in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tyranny of terrain: How hunters, climbers and military united to locate missing IAF AN-32 in Arunachal, retrieve those perished
Rishu Kalantri •The 13 IAF personnel who flew to Mechuka advanced landing ground, around 29 kilometres from India-China border, returned in coffins at air force station at Jorhat in Assam on Thursday late evening, 18 days after Indian Air Force An 32 transport aircraft went missing on 3 June.
AN-32 crash: Mortal remains of three Indian Air Force personnel from Kerala brought by special aircraft from Assam
•The mortal remains of the three Air Force personnel from Kerala, who perished in the AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh early this month, were brought by a special aircraft from Jorhat air base in Assam.
AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh should wake authorities up to dangers of retaining obsolete aircraft
Bikram Vohra •It needs to be asked as to why the flight data recorder in the AN-32, which is relatively indestructible, was so wrecked.
9 days after An-32 wreckage was found, IAF recovers six bodies, remains of seven others from crash site in Arunachal Pradesh
Fp Staff •The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry into the crash in Arunachal Pradesh, terming it as one of the worst involving a military aircraft in recent years
AN-32 crash: Probe to ascertain cause to be delayed due to severe damage to plane's black box, say defence sources
•The blackbox of the AN-32 aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh was damaged, thus it will take more time to find the actual cause of the crash. The black box of the plane was recovered by a team of mountaineers that was sent to the site on 9 June. The AN-32 aircraft went missing on 3 June after taking off from Assam's Jorhat.
Black box of ill-fated AN-32 plane, bodies of 13 Indian Air Force personnel retrieved from Arunachal crash site
•Bodies of all 13 IAF personnel aboard the ill-fated AN-32 were retrieved along with the black box by a team of mountaineers from the Arunachal Pradesh crash site on Thursday
AN-32 crash: Congress pays tributes to 13 IAF personnel who died, says 'country shall remain indebted for their valiant contributions'
•Congress president Rahul Gandhi expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the '13 brave men in uniform'.
IAF AN-32 crash: 13 'air warriors' lose lives after plane crashed en route Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh; black box recovered
Fp Staff •Wing Commander GM Charles, Squadron Leader H Vinod, Flight Lieutenant R Thapa, Flight Lieutenant A Tanwar, Flight Lieutenant S Mohanty, Flight Lieutenant MK Garg, WO KK Mishra, Sgt Anoop Kumar, Cpl Sherin, LAC SK Singh, LAC Pankaj, NC(E) Putali and NC(E) Rajesh Kumar are those who lost their lives in the tragic incident.