Russian fighter jet crashes during take-off Moscow (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed Thursday while taking off from an airfield in the western province of Perm, Russia's air force said. The jet's two pilots managed to catapult to safety and were in satisfactory condition following the incident at the Bolshoe Savino airfield, said air force spokesman Alexander Dobryshevsky, quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency. The cause of the crash may have been a bird flying into the plane's engine, he said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Nuclear Space Technology at Space-Travel.com
Israel warplanes strike Lebanon, kill three Beirut (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 Israeli warplanes carried out new air strikes Thursday on Hezbollah strongholds in south Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley to the east of the capital, killing three people, police said. |
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