IAF aircraft parts recovered 51 years after crash

An expedition by the Dogra Scouts, which was launched on July 26, has recovered parts of an Indian Air Force AN-12 BL-534 Aircraft that had crashed in the icy mountains of Himachal Pradesh 51 years ago.

The aircraft crash had killed all 102 people on board.The Western Command had launched the operation to recover the mortal remains of over 90 missing soldiers who were onboard the AN-12 BL-534 aircraft which went missing over the Rohtang Pass in Kullu district on February 7, 1968, said an official spokesman.

After 13 days of rigorous search and recovery operation in Dhaka Glacier at an altitude of 5240 Meters the team recovered parts of the AN-12 Aircraft like the aero engine, fuselage, electric circuits, propeller, fuel tank unit, air brake assembly and a cockpit door as well as personal belongings of some passengers who were onboard the aircraft.