Navy surveillance aircraft crashes in Goa; 1 rescued, 2 missing

March 25, 2015 08:26

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

One officer has been rescued, but the captain and an observer are still missing, reports said.

A Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft, which was on a routine training sortie, crashed yesterday 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.

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