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Wing Commander, Anupam Banerjee, Air Force, spokesman, said that the AN-32 aircraft had taken off the southern city of Chennai in the morning and was heading for Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
“The aircraft with 29 service personnel had taken off around 8:30AM (0300 GMT) and was to have landed by noon (0630 GMT). It is overdue, and a search has been launched,” he said.
Media reports said four Indian navy ships were to take part in the search.
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