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Russian officer charged with negligence for the crash of a MI-26

Moscow, Russia - In the incident happened one year ago 119 troops died

He has been charged with negligence the Russian lieutenant-colonel Alexander Savenkov, commander of a MI-26 helicopter shot down by a missile launched by Chechens: 119 troops died in the worst military catastrophe of Russian aviation history, 28 survived. MI-26 is equipped in order to carry up to 80 soldiers and not 147 as it's reported in official documents, although it has not been a problem of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 44961
Rome, Italy, 05/08/2003 10:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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