An Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft had an accident at the Jorhat Airbase in Assam on Saturday after it was reported to have caught fire shortly after it landed inside the military base. Emergency teams soon reached the spot and then they started rescue and safety operations. Until now there is no official information about casualties, the real cause of the damage, or what caused the incident.
🚨 Major incident at the Indian Air Force base in Jorhat, Assam.
An IAF AN-32 transport aircraft crashed during landing on Saturday and reportedly broke into two pieces.
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Following the incident, the Indian Air Force issued a statement, saying, “Jorhat- Today an AN-32 of IAF met with an accident. Further update will be provided once more details are available”.
The Antonov An-32 is a strong twin-engine military transport plane and people often call it the “workhorse” of the Indian Air Force (IAF) because of its reliability. It was made in the former Soviet Union to fit India’s operational needs and the IAF today flies about 100 of these aircraft.
The An-32 is specially designed for hard settings like high-altitude airbases and also in hot weather. It can carry up to 7,5 tonnes of cargo, which is around 50 passengers or 42 paratroopers, and it is used a lot to move supplies to remote places that are difficult to reach.
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