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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 2017 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 Foxhound |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Telemba,120 km away the city of Chita, western Siberia -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The military plane crashed and was probably shootdown by guide missile R-33 lauched by another MiG-31, an error. Both pilots ejected safely.
April 2019, Aviaprom reported in a document:
“… the accident of the MiG-31 aircraft was the result of omissions in the activities of officials in the organization of the LUT (flight tactical exercises – Approx. Ed. precluding their mutual falling into the zone of permitted launches of guided missiles R-33) … “
“… the accident of the MiG-31 aircraft as a result of the crew’s violation of safety measures and missions for flight, expressed in the premature activation of the aircraft’s on-board radar station by the navigator and the unauthorized launch of the R-33 guided missiles by the commander of the MiG-31 fighter aircraft … “
Sources:
www.rt.com
https://www.rbth.com/news/2017/04/26/mig-31-jet-crashes-near-proving-ground-in-buryatia_750796
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russian-mig-31-shot-down-another-russian-mig-31/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2017 13:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-May-2017 08:09 | marko | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
| 08-Jun-2017 17:09 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Apr-2019 10:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2019 10:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2023 16:16 | Nepa | Updated |
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