MOSCOW, February 11 – RIA Novosti. Sukhoi Su-24 on Wednesday afternoon crashed and exploded in the Volgograd region, seven kilometers from the runway airfield “Marinovka.” On board were two crew members, their fate is unknown.
The crash on takeoff
Sukhoi Su-24, according to preliminary data, crashed in the Volgograd region immediately after takeoff exploration weather.
A source in law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti that at the site of the Su-24 was a large black funnel, the fire is extinguished. The plane is completely destroyed, and the damage on the ground and there are no victims.
According to the testimony of local residents, parachutes in the sky after the disaster they had not noticed. Pilots crashed near Volgograd bomber after the disaster not communicate.
The investigation will hold special commission Defense Ministry
Russian Ministry of Defense announced the creation of a special commission to investigate the crash of the bomber. In the area of the crash sent search and rescue team. In the meantime, by decision of the chief of the Russian General Staff of all flights of the Su-24, suspended during the investigation.
The Defense Ministry said that the flight was carried out without ammunition, and the plane was piloted by experienced pilots, each of whom had logged more than a thousand hours. According to preliminary data, the bomber piloted by Lieutenant Colonel and Captain.Source RIA Novosti put forward two possible versions of the causes of the crash. “Previously, the Su-24 could fall due to faulty equipment or faulty actions of the crew,” – a spokesman said.
Su-24 – Soviet and Russian bomber with variable sweep wing, designed for the application of rocket bombing in simple and adverse weather conditions, including low altitude with the impact of destruction of ground and surface targets. Su-24 – one of the most popular modern combat aircraft Russian Air Force.
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