"A search operation is on. The plane was airborne at 8:30 am and was supposed to land at Port Blair at 11:30," Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee said.
The Russian-made AN-32 was coming from the southeast city of Chennai when it disappeared from radar. The plane was carrying service personnel to the strategic islands near the Malacca Straits, where India has a military base.
The Russian-made AN-32 was on its way to Port Blair when it disappeared from radar
An Indian Air Force plane carrying 29 people including 6 crew went missing Friday on its way to Port Blair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, an air force spokesman said.
