A Sukhoi-30 jet with two Air Force pilots on board went missing this morning near Tezpur in Assam while on a routine sortie near the border with China, Air Force sources have said.
They said the plane took off around 9:30 am and went missing near the Doulasang area of Arunachal Pradesh, which is a border area adjoining China. The last contact was with the pilots was around 11:30 am when the aircraft was nearly 60 km north of Tezpur.
The Tezpur Air Force station is located 172 km from the China border.
@IAF_MCC #Sukhoi30 #missing since 23May17. #search & #Rescue activated to locate #Sukhoi30 & #pilots. @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/bWIZy7Cr5L
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