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Two Russian military jets collide Pilot dies as Russia jets collide
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Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets have collided during rehearsals for a flying display at a big air show near Moscow. Two Russian fighter jets have collided while training for an air show near Moscow, killing one pilot and injuring at least five people on the ground.
"The jets collided about 5km (3 miles) from Zhukovsky airfield," RIA news agency quoted a witness as saying. Two pilots from the elite Russian Knights aerobatic team parachuted to safety, but a third did not survive, a Russian air force spokesman said.
Two pilots from the elite Russian Knights aerobatic team parachuted to safety, Russian media said. One woman suffered burns and at least four other people were injured as one jet struck houses near the airfield.
But the fate of a third pilot is unclear, with unconfirmed reports that he died in the accident, RIA-Novosti and Interfax news agencies said. Initial reports say that pilot error caused the crash of the two Su-27 jets.
Air force spokesman Lt Col Vladimir Drik said the fighters collided near Zhukhovsky airfield, east of Moscow, where the Maks 2009 aerospace exhibition is due to start on Tuesday.
Although he did not name the crash victims, the RIA-Novosti and Interfax news agencies said the dead pilot was the Russian Knights' commander.
Russia's entire fleet of Su-27 jets was grounded earlier this year after two crashes in three days, the Associated Press news agency reported.