Pilots Safe After MiG-31 Crashes In Far East
November 02 2015
Russia
Both pilots of a Russian MiG-31 survived after their fighter jet crashed on Friday in Russia's Far East , reports Russia's Sputnik news agency.
The fighter jet lost contact while returning from a routine training flight to its base in Kamchatka, said Russia's Defense Ministry.
On Saturday, an Il-38 reconnaissance airplane located the signal from the downed aircraft's distress beacon.
The search-and-rescue service of the Eastern Military District rescued the two pilots,...
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