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| WATCH Russian supersonic Tu-22M3 bomber’s terrifying crash-landing in near zero visibility | |
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| A horrific video of Russian Tu-22M3 crash in the Murmansk region has emerged online, showing the strategic bomber’s approach in near-zero visibility and the moment it slammed the airstrip and snapped in half, engulfing in flames. | A horrific video of Russian Tu-22M3 crash in the Murmansk region has emerged online, showing the strategic bomber’s approach in near-zero visibility and the moment it slammed the airstrip and snapped in half, engulfing in flames. |
| Video of the tragedy, apparently recorded by one of the servicemen at an air base near the city of Olenegorsk and since leaked online, shows heavy fog covering the area during the January 22 incident. | Video of the tragedy, apparently recorded by one of the servicemen at an air base near the city of Olenegorsk and since leaked online, shows heavy fog covering the area during the January 22 incident. |
| During the crash-landing the strategic bomber literally broke apart, with its cabin engulfed in flames seen tumbling on the ground. | During the crash-landing the strategic bomber literally broke apart, with its cabin engulfed in flames seen tumbling on the ground. |
| Three of the four-pilot crew died on the spot, while the commander miraculously survived. He was urgently hospitalized with serious injuries. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash. | Three of the four-pilot crew died on the spot, while the commander miraculously survived. He was urgently hospitalized with serious injuries. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash. |
| The fatal flight in blizzard conditions was a routine training mission, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, which initially said that the bomber carried no weapons during the incident. However, later reports suggested the jet was armed with one Kh-22 long-range anti-ship missile and several hundred aircraft cannon ammo. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash. | The fatal flight in blizzard conditions was a routine training mission, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, which initially said that the bomber carried no weapons during the incident. However, later reports suggested the jet was armed with one Kh-22 long-range anti-ship missile and several hundred aircraft cannon ammo. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash. |
| Tupolev-22M3 is a modern version of the supersonic long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber that first entered service in the 1970s. The latest, M3M variant, unveiled last August, boasts upgraded avionics, new digital radio-navigation equipment, and a new communications system – and is set to become another carrier of the cutting-edge hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. The plane involved in the fatal accident was produced 33 years ago but has since undergone a major overhaul in 2012, and was reportedly further due for a full modernization. | Tupolev-22M3 is a modern version of the supersonic long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber that first entered service in the 1970s. The latest, M3M variant, unveiled last August, boasts upgraded avionics, new digital radio-navigation equipment, and a new communications system – and is set to become another carrier of the cutting-edge hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. The plane involved in the fatal accident was produced 33 years ago but has since undergone a major overhaul in 2012, and was reportedly further due for a full modernization. |
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