Coimbatore: Vinod Hariharan, a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force (IAF) was one among the 13 Air-warriors who died in the AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3. Vinod, a native of Kerala has his residence in Singanallur, Coimbatore. He was commended for his job during the flood relief operations in Kerala, last year.
Coimbatore: Vinod Hariharan, a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force (IAF) was one among the 13 Air-warriors who died in the AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3. Vinod, a native of Kerala has his residence in Singanallur, Coimbatore. He was commended for his job during the flood relief operations in Kerala, last year.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has just confirmed that all 13 people on board the AN-32 aircraft which crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3 are dead. After a team of rescuers searched the wreckage of the plane in a heavily forested mountainous terrain on Thursday, an IAF official said there were no survivors from the crash of the AN-32 aircraft.
“IAF pays tribute to the brave Air-warriors who lost their life during the AN-32 crash on June 3 and stands by with the families of the victims. May their souls rest in peace. No effort was being spared in ensuring expeditious transfer of their mortal remains. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident," said IAF spokesperson, Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh.
On June 3, the AN-32 aircraft lost contact with the control room when it was flying from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh. As the vehicle lost control within half an hour after taking off, officials suspected that the aircraft would have crashed. The wreckage of the plane was spotted by an IAF chopper on Tuesday at a height of 12,000 ft near Gatte village on the border of Siang and Shi-Yomi districts, after eight days of a massive search operation involving a fleet of aircraft and choppers as well as ground forces. A 15-member team of rescuers were sent to look for survivors in the accident on Wednesday and eight of them reached the crash site on Thursday morning.