00:06A viral CCTV video has captured the exact moment an Indian Air Force AM-32 transport aircraft
00:14crashed while attempting to land at Jorhad Air Force Station in Assam.
00:19The footage shows the aircraft approaching the runway, seemingly normal, until suddenly
00:25it goes down.
00:26Within moments, a massive blast follows, and then thick black smoke begins rising into
00:34the sky over the airbase.
00:35The accident happened on Saturday.
00:38Five Indian Air Force personnel lost their lives.
00:42One co-pilot survived and is currently receiving medical treatment.
00:46The video spread rapidly across social media platforms, and with it came an outpouring of
00:52grief and condolences from across India.
00:55Indian Air Force officials confirmed the aircraft went down during the landing phase.
01:01Rescue teams reached the site quickly.
01:03Senior AIF officials also arrived to personally oversee emergency operations and assess the
01:09situation on the ground.
01:11In response, the Indian Air Force has now ordered a court of inquiry into the crash.
01:16The inquiry will look into the exact cause.
01:19As of now, officials have not released any details on what went wrong.
01:24Further information is expected only once the inquiry is complete.
01:29Now, let's hear from people who were actually there.
01:33Residents living near the airbase say they heard a loud explosion before they even saw the smoke.
01:39One local resident said the sound was so intense it forced him to rush outside immediately.
01:44What he saw next matched exactly what the world is now seeing in that viral CCTV clip.
01:52So what exactly is this aircraft, and why does its history matter here?
01:57The AN-32 is a twin-engine tactical transport aircraft.
02:02It has been a core part of the Indian Air Force's transport fleet for more than four decades.
02:08This is not just any aircraft.
02:10The AN-32 has flown missions into some of the most extreme and dangerous terrains in the country.
02:17Sayachin, Ladakh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
02:21Places where weather is brutal, terrain is unforgiving,
02:25and logistics support is a matter of life and death for soldiers stationed there.
02:30For decades, this aircraft has been the backbone of military logistics
02:34in regions most other aircraft simply cannot operate in.
02:38And that's exactly why retired Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor's reaction matters.
02:44He said the AN-32 has actually been among the safest aircraft in the entire AIF inventory.
02:51But he was also clear.
02:53The real cause behind this crash will only be known once the Court of Inquiry completes its findings.
02:59For now, what we know is this.
03:01Five families have lost their loved ones, one survivor is fighting in a hospital bed,
03:07and a viral video has placed military aviation safety back under the national spotlight.
03:13The Indian Air Force has said it deeply regrets the loss of its personnel.
03:18And as the Court of Inquiry begins its work, the nation waits for answers.
03:36The Indian Air Force has said it deeply regrets the fact that it is the one-india.
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