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Russian MiG-31 crashes

Moscow, Russia - The pilots are safe and sound

A MiG-31 fighter jet belonging to the Russian Defence Ministry crashed in the Tver region, today, October 14. The crash took place at 14:54 Moscow time near Borovaya. The cause: the right engine caught fire during the flight, due to unknown causes. The pilots are alive. An Air Force senior spokesman, Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, told Itar-Tass that the MiG-31 was operating a test flight after it...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 53599
Rome, Italy, 10/14/2003 17:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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