"No clue as yet" in locating missing IAF aircraft

More than 24 hours since the Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft (K-2743) with 29 persons on board went missing from the radars, “no clue” could be obtained over its whereabouts, even as ships, aircraft and a submarine are involved in the intensive search operations in the Bay of Bengal, some 150 nautical miles east of Chennai.

Addressing the media in the sidelines of a function here, Rear Admiral Alok Bhatnagar, Flag Officer of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry



Area said, “We are on full force to locate the missing aircraft that went missing in yesterday morning. We have got ships, aircraft and submarine deployed there.”

Replying to a query, he said, “We are searching.. We have not been locate anything as yet but the search is on.” When persisted whether there was any headway in the search, he said, “No clue as yet, but we are looking.. Ships deployed looking for any signs of the aircraft.”