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Bird takes down a Russian SU-30 SM at Hmeimim airfield
"A Russian fighter plane Su-30SM crashed over the Mediterranean Sea at 9:45 Moscow time, just after taking off from Hmeimim airfield. The two pilots, who fought for the plane until the last minute, according to a report, are dead, "reads the statement.The cause of the disaster could be a bird sneaking into the engine of the plane, the statement said. "There was no flaming impact on the plane," concluded the Russian Defense Ministry. Some photos that show the crash were posted on social networks. Posted by: 3dc 2018-05-03 |
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