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Georgian Antonov An-12 got forced down by Indian AF Su30s...

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https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1126837691230949379

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/iaf-figh ... hi.617656/
Indian Air Force fighter jets forced
a Ukranian Motor Sich Antonov AN-12 UR-11316 cargo plane
from Tibilisi #Georgia to land at Jaipur.#India #Ukraine

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... 270329.cms
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https://www.janes.com/article/88466/iaf ... n-airspace
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters intercepted a Georgian Antonov An-12 'Cub' transport aircraft
that flew unannounced into Indian airspace from Pakistan on 10 May 2019,
forcing it to land in India for inspection.

IAF officials said the An-12,
which was transporting cargo from a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer from Tbilisi to New Delhi
via Karachi in southern Pakistan,
was intercepted after it deviated from the route normally approved by Indian air traffic controllers.

According to the Indian government's Press Information Bureau (PIB),
the An-12 entered the Indian airspace from Pakistan
from an "unscheduled point" in western Rajasthan state,
which has been closed to all air traffic since late February,
following military tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ ... 093855.ece
An IAF source said on condition of anonymity
that the Georgian plane was a commercial aircraft
operated by Motor Sich airlines registered in Ukraine.
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Re: Georgian Antonov An-12 got forced down by Indian AF Su30

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Kind of misleading title since it was a Ukrainian aircraft simply routing from Georgia?
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