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Date: | Wednesday 25 March 2020 |
Time: | 20:10 LT |
Type: | Sukhoi Su-27 |
Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
Registration: | RF-95943/09 |
MSN: | 36911034614 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Black Sea, near Belbek -
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Belbek |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Sukhoi Su-27P reg RF-95943/09 Blue reportedly crashed into the Black Sea during a routine flight, 50 km from Théodosie.
A distress signal emitted by the ELT plane was recorded in the area at 20:11 LT, a statement said.
A rescue operation was immediately launched. An An-26 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter from the Southern Military District emergency services were deployed in the crash zone.
The pilot’s search is complicated by the bad weather conditions, said the Russian Defense Ministry.
Update 26-mar-2020 :
Russia’s maritime operations services told: "The signal has been detected. A helicopter is heading to that region. It is very far from the search zone, from the initial coordinates,"
Update 27-mar-2020
"Rescued Pilot of Su-27 Did Not Survive After Being Pulled from Ocean"
Sources:
https://t.me/rt_russian/28994?fbclid=IwAR2sDQtyWPeufYLio2poZwv70LJXNQBuR3QqrsAuy8IAESD2yjHCuVW1tfM https://www.mbs.news/a/2020/03/russian-su-27-fighter-crashes-in-the-black-sea.html https://fr.sputniknews.com/defense/202003251043392517-un-chasseur-russe-su-27-secrase-dans-la-mer-noire/ https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2020/3/26/14883/ https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/27/russian-su-27-pilot-dies-following-ocean-rescue-in-difficult-conditions/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IGE2SuEkwA https://onespotter.com/ru/aircraft/fid/318259/RF-95943 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Mar-2020 19:44 |
atez |
Added |
25-Mar-2020 19:47 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Country, Narrative] |
25-Mar-2020 20:06 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
25-Mar-2020 20:09 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
26-Mar-2020 08:09 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Plane category] |
26-Mar-2020 15:25 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
26-Mar-2020 15:26 |
Iceman 29 |
Updated [Narrative] |
27-Mar-2020 20:45 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
30-Aug-2020 16:18 |
sinfu2a |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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