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Russian MiG-29 fighters resume flights

Moscow, Russia - After December crash

The Russian Air Force has resumed flights of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, grounded after a December 2008 crash in East Siberia that killed a pilot, a Defense Ministry official said on Wednesday. The crash was the second in East Siberia involving a MiG-29 fighter in less than two months. In mid-October, a MiG-29 fighter crashed 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the Domna airfield during a regular training...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1099453
Rome, Italy, 02/06/2009 10:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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