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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31BM |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the village of Rizh-Guba, Murmansk Oblast -
 Russia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 26 April 2023, a Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31BM (likely operated by the Russian Navy) crashed near Rizh-Guba, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Both crew members ejected.
Sources:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02MSYphwHLUbYKa2apJTZJ9ZX5icmM3oRi94vPYZnMg1LDGTTiz7mVDJaHJqqsJBT5l&id=100071807121016
https://youtu.be/du3NoD93NQs
https://twitter.com/MarcinRogowsk14/status/1651678341655588868?t=4Jy-hS2l197UGp6zxguuWQ&s=19
https://tass.com/emergencies/1610161
https://news.yahoo.com/another-mig-31-fighter-jet-145221138.html
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1651238030772928513?t=0Xsz5HkrYVPySkJFlBTwrw&s=19
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1651290795033362442?t=zR8ZcrHszULENCnw4glxhg&s=19
Media:
⚡️Another video of the MiG-31 aircraft that crashed in the Murmansk region pic.twitter.com/sCD74EpGqM
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) April 26, 2023
Russie : Un avion de combat militaire s'est écrasé après avoir pris feu en vol à Monchegorsk (Mourmansk). Le modèle n'est pas encore précisément établi (Su-24 ou MiG-31 ?). pic.twitter.com/zNzsAyjeTR
— Rebecca Rambar (@RebeccaRambar) April 26, 2023
A MiG-31 from the Russia’s 98th Composite Aviation Regiment crashed in Murmansk. The crew ejected and survived. https://t.co/0Xj9N7IM02https://t.co/4bIFnsMnPshttps://t.co/009oxjUwlshttps://t.co/1JdXGdxfa7 pic.twitter.com/BbG4bKzzQP
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) April 26, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2023 15:56 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 29-Apr-2023 05:22 | Anon. | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2023 16:10 | Nepa | Updated |
| 12-Jul-2023 17:22 | Anon. | Updated |
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