PICS:both crew of Su24 used bang seat over Chelyabinsk today

Stratofreighter · Post by **Stratofreighter** » 30 Oct 2012, 12:57

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=150449

Still not too many details available for now.

Stratofreighter · Post by **Stratofreighter** » 30 Oct 2012, 13:50

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20121030/177046802.html

16:29
30/10/2012
MOSCOW,
October 30

A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer fighter-bomber crashed on Tuesday during a training flight in the Chelyabinsk region when its nose cone came off,
the Defense Ministry said.

“After an unsuccessful attempt to make an emergency landing,
the pilots decided to steer the falling aircraft away from populated areas and ejected safely,” the ministry said in a statement.

The incident was caused by “failure of the aircraft control system,” it added.

All Su-24 aircraft at the Shagol Airbase in the Chelyabinsk region have been grounded after the crash,
Col. Yaroslav Roshchupkin, aide to the Central Military District commander, said.

He earlier said the aircraft crashed 67 kilometers from the airfield during a routine training flight.

Search and rescue teams, investigators, officials from the regional prosecutor’s office, law enforcement agencies and emergency and civil defense ministry are currently working at the scene.

Stratofreighter · Post by **Stratofreighter** » 30 Oct 2012, 22:59

http://imageshack.us/a/img818/2748/908003303.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img259/6764/908003000.jpg

A video of the crash scene can be found through http://ria.ru/tv_incidents/20121030/907981808.html .

hammarö · Post by **hammarö** » 01 Nov 2012, 01:05

Hello Stratofreighter.

I believe that Shagol close to Chelyabinsk not is a regular Su-24 base. No infrastructure for weaponarsenal, old fuelstorage etc.

There is a ARZ (workshop) on base, were they repair electronics (including navigation equipment). It is not first time a Su-24 goes down from base.

The base is used as a storage base. Just now mostly Tu-134/Tu-134UBL, An-24/26 and Su-24 Fencer.

Were is also a Border helicopter unit on base.

The base looks as all other Russian air bases. No order at all. Putin has to look after his military officers better. He counts his sheeps bad.
Look at the Chinese air bases.

cis · Post by **cis** » 01 Nov 2012, 10:43

Hammarö,

Shagol does serve as an active Su-24M & MR airbase!
The Fencers have relocated from other bases to here.

Also see the overview of the Russian air force in Scramble magazine for a complete overview...

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