IAF C17 crew bring 37 tonnes of oxygen from UK in 35-hour flight journey

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force personnel on Tuesday completed a 35-hour gruelling duty cycle to and from the United Kingdom to bring home oxygen cylinders in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis that is overloading the healthcare system of the country.

The two C-17 Transport Aircraft began the journey on 02 May.

IAF Spokesperson Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Ashish Moghe said, “After a gruelling duty cycle of 35 hours, an IAF C17 Globemaster III landed in Chennai at 11:30 A.M. today carrying 37 tonnes of oxygen cylinders from Brize Norton in United Kingdom.”