An Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft crashed upon landing at Rowriah Air Force Station in Jorhat, Assam, according to reports. Five IAF personnel, including the pilot, are feared dead; the co-pilot survived and is receiving treatment. The cause of the crash is not yet known.
This afternoon, an Indian Air Force AN-32 transport plane crashed while attempting to land at Rowriah Air Force Station near Jorhat in Assam state, according to an initial report. Five IAF personnel are feared dead, including the pilot; the co-pilot survived and is receiving treatment. The aircraft was on a supply mission and went down within the airbase perimeter. As The Zioneer reported at 10:37 Jerusalem, the same unit's AN-32 had crashed earlier today at the same base in a separate incident — that crash also involved a pilot presumed dead and rescue operations. The current bulletin updates the thread with distinct details: a different crew complement (five feared dead versus a single pilot in the earlier crash), a surviving co-pilot, and a confirmed supply-mission flight. The cause of this crash is not yet known; Indian Air Force authorities have not issued an official statement. The earlier crash's investigation was still in its initial stages.
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