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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
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| name = 1968 Indian Air Force An-12 crash
| name           = Indian Air Force Flight 203
|image           = BL727_Antonov_An.12_Indian_Air_Force_(8448371506).jpg
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| caption =An Indian Air Force [[Antonov An-12]], similar to the missing aircraft.
| caption         = An Indian Air Force [[Antonov An-12]], similar to the missing aircraft.
| alt            =
| alt            =  
| date = {{start date|1968|02|07|df=y}}
| date           = {{start date|1968|02|07|df=y}}
| summary = Missing from 1968 till discovery of mortal remains of one of the victims in 2003<br> Crashed<ref name="AS-1">[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680207-1 AN-12 Accident description] Aviation Safety Network 31 October 2017</ref>
| summary         = Missing from 1968 till discovery of mortal remains of one of the victims in 2003<br> Crashed<ref name="AS-1">[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680207-1 AN-12 Accident description] Aviation Safety Network 31 October 2017</ref>
| occurrence_type = Occurrence
| occurrence_type = Occurrence
| site = Dhaka Glacier,  India
| site           = Dhaka Glacier,  India
| origin = [[Chandigarh International Airport]], [[Chandigarh]]<ref name="AS-1" />
| origin         = [[Chandigarh International Airport]], [[Chandigarh]]<ref name="AS-1" />
| destination = [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh Airport]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="AS-1" />
| destination     = [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh Airport]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="AS-1" />
| passengers = 98
| passengers     = 98
| crew = 4
| crew           = 4
| fatalities   = All <ref name="AS-1" />
| fatalities     = 102 <ref name="AS-1" />
| survivors   = 0  
| survivors       = 0
| missing = 94 (all) 4 remains recovered<ref name="N181">[http://www.news18.com/news/india/1968-iaf-transport-aircraft-crash-mortal-remains-of-victim-recovered-635779.html 1968 IAF transport aircraft crash: Mortal remains of victim recovered] News 18 31 October 2017</ref>
| missing         = 98,  4 remains recovered<ref name="N181">[http://www.news18.com/news/india/1968-iaf-transport-aircraft-crash-mortal-remains-of-victim-recovered-635779.html 1968 IAF transport aircraft crash: Mortal remains of victim recovered] News 18 31 October 2017</ref>
| aircraft_type = [[Antonov An-12]]
| aircraft_type   = [[Antonov An-12]]
| operator = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator       = [[Indian Air Force]]
| tail_number =BL534
| tail_number     = BL534
}}
}}


On 7 February 1968, an Antonov An-12 FOUR engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force piloted by Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh and Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra,<ref name="WB1">[http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/news/264-missing-an-12-mystery-solved-after-33-years.html Missing An-12 Mystery Solved after 33 Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015104/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/news/264-missing-an-12-mystery-solved-after-33-years.html |date=2017-11-07 }} War Birds of India 1 September 2003</ref><ref name="BR1">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5604 Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh] Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018</ref><ref name="BR2">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5098 Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra] Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018</ref> disappeared while flying to Leh Airport from Chandigarh.<ref name="N181" /> It was on approach to Leh when the pilot decided to turn back due to inclement weather,<ref name="AS-1" /> 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.
On 7 February 1968, an Antonov An-12 Four engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force piloted by Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh and Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra,<ref name="WB1">[http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/news/264-missing-an-12-mystery-solved-after-33-years.html Missing An-12 Mystery Solved after 33 Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015104/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/news/264-missing-an-12-mystery-solved-after-33-years.html |date=2017-11-07 }} War Birds of India 1 September 2003</ref><ref name="BR1">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5604 Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh] Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018</ref><ref name="BR2">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5098 Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra] Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018</ref> disappeared while flying to Leh Airport from Chandigarh.<ref name="N181" /> Flight 203 was on approach to Leh when the pilot decided to turn back due to inclement weather,<ref name="AS-1" /> 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==
==Recovery==
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* [[1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance]]
* [[1986 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance]]
* [[2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance]]
* [[2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance]]
* [[1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash]]


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Latest revision as of 20:04, 8 July 2023

Indian Air Force Flight 203
BL727 Antonov An.12 Indian Air Force (8448371506).jpg
An Indian Air Force Antonov An-12, similar to the missing aircraft.
Occurrence
Date7 February 1968 (1968-02-07)
SummaryMissing from 1968 till discovery of mortal remains of one of the victims in 2003
Crashed[1]
SiteDhaka Glacier, India
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-12
OperatorIndian Air Force
RegistrationBL534
Flight originChandigarh International Airport, Chandigarh[1]
DestinationLeh Airport, Jammu and Kashmir[1]
Passengers98
Crew4
Fatalities102 [1]
Missing98, 4 remains recovered[2]
Survivors0

On 7 February 1968, an Antonov An-12 Four engine turboprop transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force piloted by Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh and Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra,[3][4][5] disappeared while flying to Leh Airport from Chandigarh.[2] Flight 203 was on approach to Leh when the pilot decided to turn back due to inclement weather,[1] 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[edit]

In 2003 members of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute who were trekking on the South Dakka Glacier came across the remains of a human body.[2][3] The body was identified as Sepoy Beli Ram, a soldier of the Indian Army who was on the flight.[6]

On 9 August 2007 an Indian Army expedition code named Operation Punaruthan-III,[7] recovered three more bodies.[8]

From 2003 till 2009 three search expeditions have been carried out with the recovery of four bodies.[2] The crash location lies at a height of about 18,000 ft 0 in (5,486.40 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.[9] The team found wreckage of the plane along with the remains of a soldier on 11 July 2018.[9][10] 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.[10]

On 18 August 2019, after 13 days of search and recovery operation, a joint team of Indian army and 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.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 AN-12 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 31 October 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 1968 IAF transport aircraft crash: Mortal remains of victim recovered News 18 31 October 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Missing An-12 Mystery Solved after 33 Years Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine War Birds of India 1 September 2003
  4. ↑ Flight Lieutenant Harkewal Singh Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018
  5. ↑ Squadron Leader Pran Nath Malhotra Bharat-Rakshak.com 3 October 2018
  6. ↑ A wish realised after 35 years The Tribune August 5 2003
  7. ↑ Frozen IAF mystery melts Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph 10 August 2007
  8. ↑ ID-card may reveal mystery of crashed AN-12 aircraft Sify News 1 August 2012
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Climbers find body of soldier killed in 1968 plane crash Times of India 21 July 2018
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mountaineering team stumbles upon 50-yr-old wreckage of IAF plane The Hindu 21 July 2018
  11. ↑ "IAF aircraft parts recovered 51 years after crash". 2019-08-18.

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