The Sukhoi Su-30 is a Russian-made, twin-engine fighter meant for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.But actually few planes are made in India getting rights from Russia.
Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet which crashed on the Arunachal-Assam border last week with two airforce soldiers have been declared dead by the Indian Air Force. The two pilots - Squadron Leader D Pankaj and Flight Lieutenant S Achudev - could not get out and were locked at the time of the crash.
The Sukhoi Su-30 took off from the Tezpur air base, around 10.30 am on May 23 on an usual routine training mission but lost radar connectivity and radio contact with the controlling station around 11.10 am near Arunachal Pradesh's Doulasang area. The Air Force has called an inquiry into the crash.
Search and rescue teams on Tuesday went on a search and found a blood stained shoe, half-burnt PAN card and a wallet of one of the two pilots and with many other information the soldires were declared dead.
