The pilot of the su-24 bomber that crashed on Wednesday near Volgograd, lost his life, found fragments of their bodies, said the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation.

"The Commission of the defense Ministry, investigating the causes of the crash, plane crash found fragments of the bodies of the dead crew members, according to the report.


Su-24 frontline bombers, designed for the application of missile attacks in simple and adverse weather conditions, day and night, and among them at low altitudes with the sighting defeat ground and surface targets. Read more in
November 10, 2012 at run time landing on the airfield "Morozovsk" Rostov region the su-24 was rolled out within the runway by 400 metres and caught fire. The crew ejected.

October 20, 2011 at Shereshevskii district of the Amur region at the airbase "Ukrainka" crashed While landing front-line bomber su-24. At the end of a hard landing broke the front landing gear of the aircraft, and he overturned and caught fire. During the crash the Crew, made from co-pilot and Navigator, died.

On the other accidents with the su-24, See

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