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Date: | Tuesday 23 May 2017 |
Time: | c. 11:10 LT |
Type: | Sukhoi Su-30 MKI |
Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 60km N of Tejpur, Assam Province -
India
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Tezpur AB, Assam |
Destination airport: | Tezpur AB, Assam |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On 26 May the Indian Air Force (IAF) has found the wreckage of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter that went missing in NE India on 23 May while on a routine training flight. The wreckage was located bin thick forests around 60 km N of Tezpur Air Station in Assam Province. The fighter had taken off from that air station at around 1030 h local time and lost contact with air traffic control about 40 minutes later.
Sources:
https://www.deccanherald.com/content/613162/iaf-su-30-jet-goes.html http://zeenews.india.com/india/iafs-sukhoi-30-fighter-jet-carrying-2-pilots-goes-missing-search-operations-underway-2008063.html www.indianexpress.com http://web.archive.org/web/20170629171422/http://www.janes.com:80/article/70842/wreckage-of-missing-indian-su-30mki-found-near-chinese-border Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-May-2017 10:56 |
gerard57 |
Added |
26-May-2017 08:00 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
30-May-2017 10:00 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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