C-17 Globemaster at Tuting airfield in Arunachal Pradesh. — ANI
- Sending a message to China, the IAF on Tuesday landed the C17 Globemaster, the biggest transport aircraft in its stable, at the advanced landing ground at Tuting in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Describing the mission as historic, an IAF spokesman said the mammoth C17 Globemaster could execute this mission owing to the sublime flying skills of the pilots
- After completion of the trial landing, the C17 also carried out an operational mission airlifting operational load into the austere airfield. TNS