Two of the same Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets that collided at Zhukovsky airfield
Posted on 08/16/2009 6:00:34 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Two Russian military jets collide
Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets have collided during rehearsals for a flying display at a big air show near Moscow.
"The jets collided about 5km (3 miles) from Zhukovsky airfield," RIA news agency quoted a witness as saying.
Two pilots from the elite Russian Knights aerobatic team parachuted to safety, Russian media said.
But the fate of a third pilot is unclear, with unconfirmed reports that he died in the accident, RIA-Novosti and Interfax news agencies said.
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Two of the same Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets that collided at Zhukovsky airfield
Nice looking hardware. Hope all are safe.
The math here is odd. Was one, and only one, of the SU-27’s carrying two personnel? Was it a trainer?
Ouch.
Doing precision flying is always risky. Condolences, no matter who it affects.
Looks like one of the pilots has died. Short video at link.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/16/2657404.htm
Some Su-27s of the Russian Knights are two-seater UB variants.
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