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Pilot dies as Russia jets collide | |
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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. | |
Two pilots from the elite Russian Knights aerobatic team parachuted to safety, but a third did not survive, a Russian air force spokesman said. | |
One woman suffered burns and at least four other people were injured as one jet struck houses near the airfield. | |
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. |