Published Date:
07 November 2009
A RUSSIAN military plane crashed in the country's far east last night, killing all nine people aboard, news agencies reported.
An emergency ministry official said the Tu-142-M3 anti- submarine turboprop crashed in the Tatarsky Strait, about 12 miles off the Pacific coast, Itar Tass reported.
The plane disappeared off radar screens shortly after 1100 GMT as it ended a training flight, the Interfax news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying.
The official said the bodies of the crew and wreckage from the plane were removed from the water by emergency boats.
Tu-142-M3 is a maritime reconnaissance aircraft that was widely used by the Soviet navy.
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Last Updated:
07 November 2009 12:20 AM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
