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Pilot Killed After Ukrainian Su-27 Fighter Jet Crashed on Landing

Jake Smith
Last updated: 17 December 2018 02:31
By Jake Smith
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[UPDATED PHOTOS]  A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft crashed during the scheduled flight in the Zhytomyr region on December 15, 2018. The pilot was killed,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced in a statement on Facebook.

The Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) from the 39th Independent Tactical Aviation Squadron (Mil Unit 1435), Ukrainian Air Force, Registration No. 55 Blue (MSN : 21308) crashed on final approach about 2 km from Ozerne Airfield, Zhytomyr Region, after performing a training flight. Unfortunately, the pilot Major Fomenko Oleksandr Vasilyevich, 44, was killed.

З великим сумом повідомляємо: 15 грудня на Житомирщині, поблизу смт Озерне сталась авіаційна катастрофа винищувача Су-27. На жаль, пілот майор ФОМЕНКО Олександр Васильович, 1975 р.н., загинув. Брав участь в АТО у 2014 році. Залишились дружина та донька. ВІЧНА ПАМ'ЯТЬ ГЕРОЮ! pic.twitter.com/WaAv3v6iOw

— aphareus🇺🇦 (@aphareus) December 15, 2018

“The causes of the accident are being investigated,” the statement said.

Su-27 fighter jets were designed by the Soviet Union and continue to be built by Russia. Described as an aerodynamic miracle by some, and a masterpiece by others, the Sukhoi Su-27 Series (NATO name: Flanker) has evolved into one of the finest achievements in modern aviation – of any nation.

Described as an aerodynamic miracle by some, and a masterpiece by others, the Sukhoi Su-27 (Сухой Су-27) Series (NATO name: Flanker) has evolved into one of the finest achievements in modern aviation – of any nation
This file picture shows Ukrainian SU-27 plane flying over Ozerne air base, in Zhytomyr region in northern Ukraine on December 6, 2018. (AFP Photo)

This is the second incident involving Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft of Ukranian Air Force in two months.

On October 16, another Ukrainian Sukhoi SU-27UB fighter jet crashed during large-scale Clear Sky 2018 exercises with NATO forces. The crash occurred in the Vinnytsia region, around 180 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Kiev. A Ukrainian and an American pilot died in the accident.

Findings on the investigation held for the accident are yet to be announced.

 

Source : Aviation Safety Network, Reuters

All Copyright Photos by Photo by Zdenek Navratil (middle 1), Danish Aviation Photo (middle 2), AFP Photo (bottom)

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