Rescuers found all four pilots of the TU-22M3 bomber that crashed in the Irkutsk region alive, regional governor Igor Kobzev said in a statement. Telegram channel.
“4 pilots were ejected. The official wrote, “Everyone has already been found.”
Allegedly, the military aircraft was making a scheduled flight.
The relevant services were dispatched to the scene of the emergency. Kobzev explained that the plane crashed in an isolated area and there was no damage on the ground. According to initial information, the cause of the incident was a technical malfunction of the aircraft.
Tu-22M3 bomber suffered Crash near the village of Mikhailovka in the Irkutsk region. Took off from the Belaya airfield in the neighboring Usolsky district.
The Tu-22M3 aircraft is capable of hitting land and sea targets with supersonic guided missiles and bombs at all hours of the day and in all weather conditions. It has the capacity to carry a nuclear warhead.
The Tu-22M3 has a length of 42.46 m and a maximum wingspan of 34.28 m. The aircraft can carry 126 tons of cargo and reaches a maximum speed of 2,300 km/h during flight.
Previously in the Moscow region suffered Superjet 100 crash.
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Source: Gazeta
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