Another Su-34 pilot saved. The cause of the crash is named
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, another pilot was found and pulled out of the water, who managed to catapult after an accident in the sky over the Sea of Japan.
He was saved in the Tatar Strait between the Khabarovsk Territory and the island of Sakhalin. His health condition is satisfactory, like that of the first crew member, whom discovered and saved earlier.
- quotes TASS the words of the representative of the Russian defense department.
Two Su-34 planes collided during training flights over the Sea of Japan at 8:07 a.m. In each of them - two people. One of the Su-34s allegedly fell into the Tatar Strait, the other, according to some media reports, landed with a failed engine. The rescue operation was complicated by severe weather conditions (storm and strong wind).
Meanwhile, TASS reports, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, that the cause of the collision and subsequent crash of the aircraft are, according to preliminary data, piloting errors. The interlocutor of the agency ruled out the rejection version equipment.
- explained the source.
Because of what happened, the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended flights of the Su-34.
He was saved in the Tatar Strait between the Khabarovsk Territory and the island of Sakhalin. His health condition is satisfactory, like that of the first crew member, whom discovered and saved earlier.
From the first approach, the helicopter hovered over the liferaft in which the pilot was. He was taken aboard a helicopter. The condition of the officer is satisfactory
- quotes TASS the words of the representative of the Russian defense department.
Two Su-34 planes collided during training flights over the Sea of Japan at 8:07 a.m. In each of them - two people. One of the Su-34s allegedly fell into the Tatar Strait, the other, according to some media reports, landed with a failed engine. The rescue operation was complicated by severe weather conditions (storm and strong wind).
Meanwhile, TASS reports, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, that the cause of the collision and subsequent crash of the aircraft are, according to preliminary data, piloting errors. The interlocutor of the agency ruled out the rejection version equipment.
During the flight in difficult meteorological conditions, the slave plane lost the leader in the clouds, as a result of which they collided in the air
- explained the source.
Because of what happened, the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended flights of the Su-34.
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