An aerial recce photo of the crash site. COURTESY: IAF/DPR

Guwahati, May 26

Three days after a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet was reported missing an hour after it took off from the Tezpur IAF base, its wreckage was located in a dense forest area of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, today. The fate of the two pilots on board remains unknown.Tezpur-based defence spokesman Lt Col Sombit Ghosh said the wreckage was spotted by an Indian Air Force aircraft close to the last reported position of the plane, which was 60 km north-west of Tezpur, in Sonitpur district of Assam.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Ground teams were ready to be airlifted to the crash site as the area was inaccessible. Search for the flight data recorder and missing pilots would begin after ground teams reach the site.Meanwhile, the IAF has ordered a court of inquiry into the accident. — TNS