CRASH photos/video: that Russian Flanker crash today...

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49I5-22Jtxk[/youtube]









http://news.vl.ru/vlad/2011/04/06/samolet/

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=121564

Date: 06-APR-2011
Time: 17:22 LT

Type: Su-27SM Flanker
Operator: Russian Air Force
Registration:
C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)

Location: Solovei Klyuch village - Russia
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Tsentralnaya Uglovaya Air Base
Destination airport: Tsentralnaya Uglovaya Air Base

Narrative:
A Russian Su-27 Flanker combat aircraft crashed on Wednesday during a training drill near the city of Vladivostok in Russia's Far East, a source in the Defense Ministry said.

He said the crew emerged unhurt from the crash, which according to preliminary information was caused by a technical failure.

Sources:
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110406/163399274.html http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001 ... 42196.html