GONE MISSING OVER BAY OF BENGAL

OFF RADAR IN 42 MINUTES

After it took off from Chennai at 8.30am, the aircraft was last seen on radar at 9.12am, roughly 280 kilometres away from the coast

AN-32: 32 YEARS WITH IAF

A Russian-origin aircraft, the Antonov-32 has been in service with IAF since 1984 Powered by a turboprop engine, it can carry 40 to 50 passengers or 7.5 tonnes of cargo India bought 125 of the tactical military transport aircraft; around 105 are still in service

HISTORY

In March 1986, one of the first AN-32s being delivered to IAF from the then Soviet Union disappeared over the Indian Ocean. No survivors or wreckage found