Mortal remains of IAF personnel died in 1968 crash recovered
News | July 22, 2018 22:45 ISTThe body recovered was of one of the 98 soldiers aboard the Indian Air Force's AN-12 BL-534 aircraft, which had mysteriously vanished on 7 February 1968
The body recovered was of one of the 98 soldiers aboard the Indian Air Force's AN-12 BL-534 aircraft, which had mysteriously vanished on 7 February 1968
Indian Air Force's Jaguar aircraft today crashed in Gujarat's Kutch, killing the pilot. According to official sources, the Air Force craft had taken off from Jamnagar Airbase for a routine training mission at around 10:30 hours this morning.
It's been over 12 hours since the fire started at a rubber godown in Khirki Extension area of Malviya Nagar.
According to reports, all the crew members of the IAF helicopter were safely rescued from the crashed chopper.
IAF’s Sukhoi and Jaguar fighter aircraft, equipped with the potent Brahmos and Harpoon anti ship missiles, showcased their strategic reach and capability to carry out any sort of operations over the area as part of the pan-India exercise “GaganShakti”.
The first phase of the exercise will focus on northern borders and second phase will be carried out to check preparedness in case of a war-like situation along the western borders.
As per reports, the accident happened at the time of landing.
This is not the first time when crooks have floated fake IAF website and carried out "recruitment" in its name. Two years back, similar fraud had come to the fore after IAF started receiving calls from applicants.
As per reports, severely injured pilots have been rushed to a nearby hospital.
Nine dead confirmed in the fire. The people who died in the fire include four women, four men and a child. Out of 27 people who have been rescued 10 of them have minor injuries, while 8 of them have serious injuries.
Group Captain Arun Marwaha used to click pictures of classified documents pertaining to combat exercises at the Air Force headquarters and then send them to women working for foreign spy agency.
As IAF aircraft took to the skies at the end of the 90-minute parade, leaders on the saluting dais looked skywards to follow the manoeuvres.
Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa is on a three day visit to Air Force Station Nal December 28-30, one of the premier air bases operating the MiG-21 aircraft, where 108 Squadron or the 'Hawkeyes' is being "number plated".
There have been views in the IAF that the Tejas aircraft was not enough to maintain its combat readiness and it needed to quickly procure a fleet of foreign single engine fighters.
Indigenous air borne early warning and control system conducted its first air to air refueling successfully.
BrahMos is the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile with a multi-platform, multi-mission role. It is now capable of being launched from land, sea and air.
BrahMos ALCM, weighing 2.5 tonnes, is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India's Su-30 aircraft, modified by Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd to carry weapons.
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