An Indian Air Force (IAF) C17 Globemaster transport aircraft carrying 35 toones of aid including 450 oxygen cylinders, each with a capacity of 46.6 liters, landed at the city airport in the wee hours of Tuesday. The cylinders were donated by the British Oxygen Company (BOC) and were consigned to the Indian Red Cross Society in Chennai. After the cargo was unloaded, the first C-17 took off by around 7:45 AM. Chennai Airport authorities said that they had facilitated the smooth movement of the IAF aircraft. The IAF aircraft had got airborne from Jamnagar Airbase on Sunday, 2nd May to Brize Norton in the UK to lift critical life support equipment. The aircraft flew non-stop for 11 and a half hours to reach the UK. The massive 4-engine, T-tailed aircraft landed at the city’s International airport at 5:15am, following which Chennai Customs facilitated a speedy cargo clearance within half an hour. Another load of 450 cylinders is expected to arrive in the city via another IAF C-17 transport aircraft in the afternoon
