Pilots Safe
A Russian MiG-31 “Foxhound” jet has crashed near the city of Armavir in the country’s southern region of Krasnodar, with both its pilots surviving, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday.“On September 4 at 7:38 a.m. Moscow time [03:38 GMT] at a distance of 25 kilometers from [the city of] Armavir a MiG-31 crashed during exercises,” Konashenkov said.
The spokesman said that the pilots reported that there was a problem with the right-side landing gear upon approach.“Both MiG-31 pilots landed safely and were found quickly and sent to the main airbase by helicopter,” he said.
A Russian MiG-31 “Foxhound” jet has crashed near the city of Armavir in the country’s southern region of Krasnodar, with both its pilots surviving, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday.“On September 4 at 7:38 a.m. Moscow time [03:38 GMT] at a distance of 25 kilometers from [the city of] Armavir a MiG-31 crashed during exercises,” Konashenkov said.
The spokesman said that the pilots reported that there was a problem with the right-side landing gear upon approach.“Both MiG-31 pilots landed safely and were found quickly and sent to the main airbase by helicopter,” he said.
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