NEW DELHI, July 5:
Wreckage of the missing Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter was found today near Chopoyoha at Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh, IAF sources said.
All three crew members on board have died in the crash. They have been identified as Wing Commander MS Dhillon, Flight Lieutenant PK Singh and Flight Engineer Sergeant Gujjar.
The helicopter which was on flood relief duty in Arunachal Pradesh had gone missing yesterday.
The chopper, HAL-manufactured Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, had taken off from Tezpur at 10.30 AM and was carrying flood relief material to Arunachal Pradesh.
It went missing around 4 PM when it lost contact near Sagalee in Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh. (UNI)
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