Tu-95 Bomber Crashes in Russia's Amur Region
Quick Look
- A Russian Tu-95 bomber crashed during a training flight in the Amur Region, resulting in six fatalities and one survivor.
- The aircraft was unarmed at the time of the incident, and an Air Force commission is currently investigating the cause.
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Why It Matters
The Tu-95 is a long-range strategic bomber used by the Russian Air Force. The crash occurred in an uninhabited area during a routine training flight.
MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. A Tu-95 plane crashed while making a training flight in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur Region, killing six crew members, with one surviving, the Russian defense ministry said.
"On September 29, a Tu-95 plane making a training flight crashed in an uninhabited area in the Amur Region. According to preliminary data, six crew members died, while one was injured and taken to a hospital," it said.
The aircraft was flying without any munitions onboard. A commission from the Russian Air Force was dispatched to the crash site to probe into the circumstances of the incident.
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Air Force commission to release findings on crash circumstances.
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Open Questions
- What was the specific cause of the crash?
- What is the condition of the surviving crew member?
