 "AN-32 aircraft at an advanced landing ground in Mechuka, on the Sino-Indian border. These workhorses supply the Indian army outposts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Photo: Ajai Shukla")
A massive search operation involving a large fleet of planes, choppers and ground force was underway on Tuesday. Satellite imagery was also being used to trace the AN-32 transport plane of the Indian Air Force, a day after it went missing near the thickly-forested Menchuka in Arunachal Pradesh.
Aircraft equipped with advanced sensors including C-130J, AN-32 and Indian Navy's long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft P8I were deployed besides Mi-17 and ALH helicopters of the Army to locate the missing plane, officials said.
The Russian-origin transport aircraft, with 13 people on board, went missing Monday afternoon around 33 minutes after taking off
