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| 1 serviceman dead, 5 injured in military plane crash in Russia’s Saratov region | 1 serviceman dead, 5 injured in military plane crash in Russia’s Saratov region |
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| An Antonov An-26 aircraft has crash landed during a flight training mission, Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed. | An Antonov An-26 aircraft has crash landed during a flight training mission, Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed. |
| According to the Russian Defense Ministry, “the aircraft failed to maintain the parameters of descent during the final approach and went below the glide path.” | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, “the aircraft failed to maintain the parameters of descent during the final approach and went below the glide path.” |
| “Six crew were on board the plane, which caught fire after the crash landing. One serviceman died and five crew members were evacuated to the hospital by rescue helicopter.” | “Six crew were on board the plane, which caught fire after the crash landing. One serviceman died and five crew members were evacuated to the hospital by rescue helicopter.” |
| The Antonov An-26, which NATO calls ‘Curl’, is a twin-engine, turboprop cargo plane designed and built in the USSR. It is still used by the Russian military to transport combat vehicles and personnel. The An-26 is capable of carrying up to 24 tons of cargo and up to 38 troops at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour. | |