1968 Indian Air Force An-12 crash

1968 aviation accident Indian Air Force Flight 203 BL727_Antonov_An.12_Indian_Air_Force_(8448371506).jpg 1.1591 An Indian Air Force Antonov An-12, similar to the crashed aircraft. 1968 02 07 yes Missing from 1968 till discovery of mortal remains of one of the victims in 2003 CrashedAN-12 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 31 October 2017 Occurrence Dhaka Glacier, India Chandigarh International Airport, Chandigarh Leh Airport, Leh 98 4 102 0 93, 9 remains recoveredhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/56-years-after-iaf-plane-crash-over-rohtang-la-four-bodies-recovered-101727720316031.html 56 years after IAF plane crash over Rohtang La, four bodies recovered Hindustan Times 1 October 2024 Antonov An-12 Indian Air Force BL534 On 7 February 1968, an Antonov An-12 turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force piloted by Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh and Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra,Missing An-12 Mystery Solved after 33 Years https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015104/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/news/264-missing-an-12-mystery-solved-after-33-years.html 2017-11-07 War Birds of India 1 September 2003Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018 disappeared while flying to Leh Airport from Chandigarh.1968 IAF transport aircraft crash: Mortal remains of victim recovered News 18 31 October 2017 Flight 203 was on approach to Leh when the pilot decided to turn back due to inclement weather, the aircraft then went missing with the last radio contact over the Rohtang Pass. It was declared missing after the failure to find the wreck. Recovery In 2003, members of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute who were trekking on the South Dakka Glacier came across the remains of a human body. The body was identified as Sepoy Beli Ram, a soldier of the Indian Army who was on the flight.https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030806/main9.htm A wish realised after 35 years The Tribune August 5, 2003 On 9 August 2007, an Indian Army expedition code named Operation Punaruthan-III,Frozen IAF mystery melts https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011223/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1070811/asp/nation/story_8178917.asp 2017-11-07 The Telegraph 10 August 2007 recovered three more bodies.http://www.sify.com/news/id-card-may-reveal-mystery-of-crashed-an-12-aircraft-news-national-mibm4fdghjcsi.html ID-card may reveal mystery of crashed AN-12 aircraft dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171107044318/http://www.sify.com/news/id-card-may-reveal-mystery-of-crashed-an-12-aircraft-news-national-mibm4fdghjcsi.html 7 November 2017 Sify News 1 August 2012 From 2003 till 2009, three search expeditions have been carried out with the recovery of four bodies. The crash location lies at a height of about 18,000 ft m, at a gradient of 80 degrees. On 21 July 2018, The Times of India reported that a mountaineering team at the Chandrabhaga-13 peak had found a body at the Dhaka glacier base camp.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65076095.cms Climbers find body of soldier killed in 1968 plane crash Times of India 21 July 2018 The team found wreckage of the plane along with the remains of a soldier on 11 July 2018.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mountaineering-team-stumbles-upon-50-yr-old-wreckage-of-iaf-plane/article24483005.ece Mountaineering team stumbles upon 50-yr-old wreckage of IAF plane The Hindu 21 July 2018 The team leader mentioned that the expedition was on a mission to clear up the trash left behind by climbers, and that it was organised by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation and the ONGC. On 18 August 2019, after 13 days of search and recovery operation, a joint team of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force recovered several parts of the aircraft like the aero engine, fuselage, electric circuits, propeller, fuel tank unit, air brake assembly and a cockpit door.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-aircraft-parts-recovered-51-years-after-crash/articleshow/70724892.cms IAF aircraft parts recovered 51 years after crash 2019-08-18 2019-08-18 2019-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20190818132327/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-aircraft-parts-recovered-51-years-after-crash/articleshow/70724892.cms dead On 29 September 2024, the bodies of four more victims were found by the Dogra Scouts of the Indian Army and the Tiranga Mountain Rescue. Three out the four fatalities were identified as Malkhan Singh, Sepoy Narayan Singh and Craftsman Thomas Cheriyan.PTI 2024-10-01 56 years after IAF plane crash over Rohtang Pass, mortal remains of 4 more victims recovered https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/56-years-after-iaf-plane-crash-over-rohtang-pass-mortal-remains-of-4-more-victims-recovered/article68704090.ece 2024-10-03 The Hindu en-IN 0971-751X See also List of missing aircraft 1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 crash 2019 Indian Air Force An-32 crash 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash References 34 08 N 077 32 E title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-12 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1968 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in India Category:1968 in India Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving military aircraft