A Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast during a scheduled flight, killing the pilot and forcing four crew members to eject.
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A Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast on April 2, killing the pilot and forcing four crew members to eject.
A supersonic long-range strategic bomber Tu-22M3 crashed in the Usolsky district of Irkutsk region during a scheduled flight. The cause was a technical malfunction. The pilot was killed and the crew ejected.
The plane hit a power line during the crash, causing two nearby villages to lose power.
Two of the four crew members survived.
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