2 Aircraft With 256 Oxygen Cylinders From Singapore Land In India 2 Aircraft With 256 Oxygen Cylinders From Singapore Land In India The operation involved contactless offloading, flight planning and other ground operations, the Indian Air Force said in a statement.
Updated: April 28, 2021 6:52 pm IST
Two C 130 aircraft of the Republic of Singapore Air Force landed in Bengal with 256 oxygen cylinders.
A consignment of oxygen cylinders from Singapore has arrived in India as the country struggles with a massive second wave of infections with several hospitals turning away patients as beds and oxygen supplies run out. Two C 130 aircraft of the Republic of Singapore Air Force landed today at the Panagarh Air Force Station in West Bengal with 256 oxygen cylinders.
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