Syria: war is on, but planes fall themselves
Russian troops in Syria, performing an important anti-terrorism mission for the whole world, demonstrate miracles of heroism. But, unfortunately, death in a war does not occur directly on the battlefield ...
On May 3, Russia again suffered tragic losses. In the Syrian province of Latakia, the Russian Su-30SM fighter crashed and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. He flew from the Khmeimim airbase, where the Russian air force is based, and was unable to gain altitude.
Both pilots, trying to save the plane to the last, were killed. To date, only the name of the aircraft commander is reported. Albert D. presumably at the helm
Meanwhile, shots taken by eyewitnesses appeared on the Internet. They show that the fighter crashed near the coast and from residential buildings. It can be assumed that the crew sought to take the aircraft away from the city of Jeble.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs in its official press release:
The Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian fighter was not subjected to any attack. The version is called that the crash occurred due to a bird falling into the engine of the aircraft.
RIA News quotes words spoken by a military expert, chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Associations of Reserve Officers, reserve major general Vladimir Bogatyrev on Sputnik radio. He regretted that tragic incidents involving birds entering the engine occurred.
- said the expert.
He recalled the incident that happened during the flight of a cadet of the Krasnodar Aviation School. Then the bird got into the power plant, but the pilot was still able to land the aircraft. However, according to him, the speed was small, since it was a training aircraft. And if we are talking about a combat fighter, other processes are already taking place there, and it is very difficult to save him, Bogatyrev emphasized.
Unfortunately, this is not the first plane crash that claimed the lives of Russian troops in Syria. On March 6 of this year, the An-26 military transport aircraft crashed, which could not land on the Khmeimim airfield. Killed 39 troops. And in October 2017, during take-off from the same airfield, the Su-24 fell, the crew could not eject.
Whatever the circumstances of all these air crashes, the dead soldiers performed their international duty in a very difficult “hot spot”. And each such loss is an irreparable loss for the army and people of Russia.
On May 3, Russia again suffered tragic losses. In the Syrian province of Latakia, the Russian Su-30SM fighter crashed and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. He flew from the Khmeimim airbase, where the Russian air force is based, and was unable to gain altitude.
Both pilots, trying to save the plane to the last, were killed. To date, only the name of the aircraft commander is reported. Albert D. presumably at the helm
Meanwhile, shots taken by eyewitnesses appeared on the Internet. They show that the fighter crashed near the coast and from residential buildings. It can be assumed that the crew sought to take the aircraft away from the city of Jeble.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs in its official press release:
At about 9.45 Moscow time, when climbing from a Khmeimim airfield over the Mediterranean Sea, a Russian Su-30SM fighter crashed. Both pilots who fought for the plane until the last minutes, according to a report from the scene, died
The Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian fighter was not subjected to any attack. The version is called that the crash occurred due to a bird falling into the engine of the aircraft.
RIA News quotes words spoken by a military expert, chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Associations of Reserve Officers, reserve major general Vladimir Bogatyrev on Sputnik radio. He regretted that tragic incidents involving birds entering the engine occurred.
What happened in Syria is a great tragedy for pilots and their families. Unfortunately, it is impossible to completely insure against such cases.
- said the expert.
He recalled the incident that happened during the flight of a cadet of the Krasnodar Aviation School. Then the bird got into the power plant, but the pilot was still able to land the aircraft. However, according to him, the speed was small, since it was a training aircraft. And if we are talking about a combat fighter, other processes are already taking place there, and it is very difficult to save him, Bogatyrev emphasized.
Unfortunately, this is not the first plane crash that claimed the lives of Russian troops in Syria. On March 6 of this year, the An-26 military transport aircraft crashed, which could not land on the Khmeimim airfield. Killed 39 troops. And in October 2017, during take-off from the same airfield, the Su-24 fell, the crew could not eject.
Whatever the circumstances of all these air crashes, the dead soldiers performed their international duty in a very difficult “hot spot”. And each such loss is an irreparable loss for the army and people of Russia.
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