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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-22 (Tu-105A) |
| Owner/operator: | Tupolev |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 01-02 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Penza -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Zhukovsky |
| Zhukovsky | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The prototyp (Tu-105A) of Tu-22 was destroyed in the air when it reaches sound barrier during test flight. Crashed road Ryatan-Sasovo.
Sources:
http://testpilot.ru/base/2010/05/alasheev-yu-t/
Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft / Andrei Kandalov, Paul Duffy, 1996 (ISBN 1560918993)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2015 07:25 | krasatpi | Added |
| 24-Oct-2017 18:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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