Tuesday 22 January 2019

Tupolev-22M3 bomber crashlands in Murmansk Region, says source


Two of four crew members have reportedly survived.

MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/. A Tupolev-22M3 bomber has crashlanded at a military airdrome in the Murmansk Region, a source in the law enforcement told TASS.

"A Tupolev-22M3 bomber crashlanded while trying to land at an airdrome of the long-range aviation in Olenegrosk, the Murmansk Region on Tuesday. The incident took place at about 13:40 Moscow time," the source said.

According to the source, the commander and navigator of the Tupolev-22M3 bomber have reportedly survived.

"According to preliminary information the commander and navigator are alive," the source said. The Tupolev-22M3 bomber has a crew of four: the commander, co-pilot, navigator and operator," he recalled.

Source: ITAR-TASS 22-01-2019