Attack aircraft crahes in Chelyabinsk region, pilots saved
30.10.12 15:36 By News Dept.
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A Sukhoi-24 attack aircraft crashed in the Chelyabinsk region on Tuesday, the regional Defense ministry reported.
"Sixty seven kilometers away from the airport a Su-24 aircraft crashed during a planned training flight. Both pilots parachuted out, they are alive. Search and rescue teams were sent to the site," said Yaroslav Roshupkin from the Central military district.
The Emergency ministry confirmed that there were no victims and destructions on the earth.
The Defense ministry reported that the crashed airplane was planned to be taken to a renovation factory. According to the ministry, the pilot lost control of the aircraft.
Later it became known that the pilots were found and in good condition.
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