Defense Ministry Continues Probe Of Su-27 Crash
January 03 2017
The Kazakh Defense Ministry temporarily grounded its fleet of Su-27 fighters in late December, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).
"Flights of Su-27 fighter jets have been suspended until the causes and the circumstances of the [Dec. 21] air incident are established," the ministry told the Russian news agency on Dec. 30.
A Kazakh Su-27 went down near Taldykorgan during a night training flight; the pilot ejected safely.
Initial reports suggested a malfunction in the plane's fuel...
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