In a first, IAF lands a Hercules on highway in emergency drill
JALORE: As a Hercules C-130J aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) touched down on a 3-km stretch on NH-925 near Barmer in a mock emergency landing on Thursday, the country’s first Emergency Landing Facility on a national highway had a flying start. With three Union ministers on board, the mission also paved the way for 19 more ELFs that will come up on highways across the country.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the ELF and witnessed aircraft operations on it. Union Jal Shakti minister and Jodhpur MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was also on the flight.
