BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/09/2010

Belarusian air force jet crashes practicing low-level manoeuvrs, both crew members killed

By: The Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus - The Belarusian military says one of its fighter jets has crashed, killing both crew members.

Defence Ministry said in a statement that the MiG-29 went down Thursday near the western town of Baranovichi. It said the crew was practicing low-altitude manoeuvrs on a regular training mission.

The ministry said a military commission has begun an investigation into the cause of the crash.

The twin-engine MiG-29 was commissioned by the Soviet Air Force in the 1980s and has remained in service in Russia, other ex-Soviet nations and many other countries worldwide.

Source:

http://www.brandonsun.com/world/breaking-news/belarusian-air-force-jet-crashes-practicing-low-level-manoeuvrs-both-crew-members-killed-103638979.html?thx=y


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