News Nation Logo

Indian Navy surveillance aircraft crashes in Goa; one rescued, two more missing

A Search And Rescue Operation Has Been Launched Following The Crash. One Survivor Has Been Rescued. Search Is On To Locate Two More Officers Including A Pilot And Observer, They Said.

PTI | Updated on: 25 Mar 2015, 04:53:21 PM

Panaji:

An Indian Navy surveillance aircraft crashed about 25 nautical miles south-west off Goa with two officers on-board missing.

A Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft, which was on a routine training sortie, crashed on Tuesday night at around 11 pm and two officers on board have gone missing, navy sources said.

A search and rescue operation has been launched following the crash. "One survivor has been rescued. Search is on to locate two more officers including a pilot and observer," they said.

For all the Latest India News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps.

First Published : 25 Mar 2015, 07:17:00 AM

Videos