In the Krasnodar Territory, soaring MiG-29, immediately after takeoff lost external fuel tanks, which fell on the territory of a driving school, disposed in one of the areas Yeisk. It is reported by the local edition “Azov steppes”.
As the newspaper writes, the incident occurred on Thursday morning, about 10-30. witness, Located near the crash site, reported, he heard the sound of an airplane taking off, and then I saw, from the sky fell two oblong object. The aircraft itself he has not seen. Objects have fallen into the territory of a driving school DOSAAF, where at that time there was no one. A local resident called the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which has recorded on arrival, falling objects that are outboard tanks of the aircraft, and spillage – aviation kerosene.
The press service of the Southern Military District have confirmed this fact and informed, what “20 December takeoff military aircraft from the airfield of the Center for operational use and retraining of pilots of the Navy Naval Aviation in Yeisk occurred the loss of additional external fuel tanks”
Destruction on the ground and suffered as a result of this incident, there is no. Fighter safely returned to the airport.
