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| Russian Air Force’s newest transport aircraft crashes near Moscow |
| 2021-08-17 |
| [DefenceBlog] A prototype of the newest Russian IL-112V military light transport aircraft crashed during a flight in Kubinka outside Moscow. The incident occurred during a training flight at the Kubinka air base. The cause of the crash is unknown. Eyewitnesses report that the plane caught fire shortly before the crash. All three crew members on board were killed when the Il-112V went down on Aug. 17. More at the link including a video of the last seconds of the flight |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #7 As an ATC buddy of mine used to say, "The ride was brief but exciting." |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2021-08-17 22:22 |
| #6 Pardon me, C295. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-08-17 17:20 |
| #5 Looks more like a C290 or C235 to me. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-08-17 17:18 |
| #4 For some reason it reminds me of a c130 clone. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-08-17 16:25 |
| #3 Good thing they got the extended warranty. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-08-17 15:42 |
| #2 Whatever happened, it happened pretty rapidly. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-17 12:11 |
| #1 "during a training flight" They were training them how to crash. Another box checked. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-08-17 09:07 |