Search And Rescue (SAR) efforts on Wednesday to locate the Su-30 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) which went missing near Tezpur were hampered by bad weather.
“C-130 aircraft with electro-optical payload, Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and Chetak helicopters of the IAF have been tasked for this mission. However, adverse weather prevailing at the area is hampering and impeding the operations. No breakthrough has been made till now in locating the aircraft and its pilots,” the IAF said in a statement.
IAF officials said SU-30 aircraft with recce capability were also being utilised for locating the missing aircraft. Apart from the aerial assets, four ground parties of IAF personnel, nine parties of the Army and two parties of State Administration have been deployed to conduct searches in the area.
