Russian fight jet about to send to India crashes, 2 dead

A fighter jet crashed in southern Russia on Thursday during a test flight, killing the two pilots and prompting the defence ministry to suspend the plane from use during an investigation.
The MiG-29 jet flown by experienced pilots went off the radar and crashed in the Astrakhan region around 43-kilometres from the town of Akhtubinsk, the defence ministry said.
The fighter jet was being tested prior to being sent to India as part of a contract to supply planes for a Russian-built aircraft carrier due to be completed next year, an aviation industry source told the Interfax news agency.
24/06/11 iafrica.com

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