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General of the Russian Air Force found guilty of 2012 aircraft crash (VIDEO)

Petrozavodsk , Russia - Kanamat Botashev, without training and authorization, tried to perform an aerobatic maneuver

Vladislav Pisaryov, Judge of the military court of Petrozavodsk (Russia) sentenced former Major General of the Russian Air Force Kanamat Botashev for causing the accident which, on June 28, 2012, involved a Sukhoi Su-27UB aircraft, which fortunately did not cause any casualty (AVIONEWS). According to the investigators, Botashev took part in a training flight on board of the fighter, without proper...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1151710
Rome, Italy, 04/24/2013 18:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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