Russian Su-33 crashed off Syrian Coast
Less than three weeks after losing a MiG-29, the Russian Navy has lost another aircraft during Admiral Kuznetsov operations
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 06/12/2016
Image credit: Russian MoD
The Aviationist reports that a Russian Navy Su-33 Flanker carrier-based multirole aircraft has crashed during flight operations from the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier on Saturday, Dec. 3. This report was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to the report, the combat plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather conditions. It seems that it missed the wires and failed to go around falling short of the bow of the warship. The pilot successfully ejected and was picked up by a Russian Navy search and rescue helicopter.
Considered that on Nov. 14 a MiG-29K crashed while recovering to the aircraft carrier, if confirmed this would be the second loss for the air wing embarked on Admiral Kuznetsov in less than three weeks and a significant blow for the Russian Naval Aviation during its combat deployment off Syria.
Less than three weeks after losing a MiG-29, the Russian Navy has lost another aircraft during Admiral Kuznetsov operations
Image credit: Russian MoD
The Aviationist reports that a Russian Navy Su-33 Flanker carrier-based multirole aircraft has crashed during flight operations from the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier on Saturday, Dec. 3. This report was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to the report, the combat plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather conditions. It seems that it missed the wires and failed to go around falling short of the bow of the warship. The pilot successfully ejected and was picked up by a Russian Navy search and rescue helicopter.
Considered that on Nov. 14 a MiG-29K crashed while recovering to the aircraft carrier, if confirmed this would be the second loss for the air wing embarked on Admiral Kuznetsov in less than three weeks and a significant blow for the Russian Naval Aviation during its combat deployment off Syria.
