Two aircrew were killed on Thursday when a Russian Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft crashed at the Ukrainka military airfield in Russia’s Far East, military prosecutors said. “A Su-24 aircraft crashed while landing at about 12.00 local time (02:00 GMT) in the Amur region. Both pilot and navigator were killed in the crash,” a statement said. [...]
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October 20, 2011
October 20, 2011
Russia confirms plans to rent pilot training facilities in Ukraine
Russia is ready to rent facilities on Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula for naval pilot training, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said. In line with a 1997 bilateral agreement, Russia occasionally uses the Nitka Naval Pilot Training Center in Ukraine as the only training facility for its naval pilots. “We have discussed the use of [...]
