IAF An-32 Aircfraft Crash : Mortal remains airlifted to Jorhat

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New Delhi : The mortal remains of the 13 brave air-warriors, who recently died in an IAF An-32 aircraft crash, have been recovered and sent to Air Force Station, Jorhat, Assam.Thereafter, the mortal remains will be sent to their hometown, where funeral as per service customs will be carried out.

The Indian Air Force stands with the families and next-of-kin of all the air-warriors who lost their life in the line of duty. IAF thanks Indian Army, Indian Navy, National Technical Research Prganisation (NTRO), State administration and civil population for their unstinted support during search and rescue operations, according to a PIB release.

On June 3, 2019, an IAF An-32 aircraft which took off from Air Force Station, Jorhat, Assam, went missing with 13 air-warriors onboard. On June 11, 2019, the wreckage of the missing An-32 aircraft was found on a mountain slope in Arunachal Pradesh and all air-warriors died in the crash.