Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 crash

On 21 October 2020, a Sukhoi Su-34 crashed in the Khabarovsk Region in the Russian Far East. Both pilots of the side-by-side seated frontline bomber managed to eject to safety.

The Fullback, commanded by the Eastern Military District, was involved in a training flight and crashed during unrevealed circumstances.

The aircraft came down in a wooded and low-land area. The pilots have been airlifted back to their home base.

The Su-34 was most probably operating out of Komsomolsk-na-Amure/Khurba air base (Russia). The base is housing the 11th Red Banner Air and Air Defence Army, 303rd Composite Aviation Division, 277th Red Banner Bomber Aviation Regiment (277 BAP) that is operating the Su-34 and Su-24M/M2.

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Photo (just illustrative for the type): Alexey Maishev/Izvestia