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Russian Su-24 attack aircraft crashes during takeoff in Syria, crew killed – MoD
An Su-24 military aircraft has crashed at Khmeimim Airbase in Syria after overshooting the runway, the Russian Defense Ministry reports. The crew has been killed.
“On October 10, an Su-24 skidded off the runway and crashed while accelerating to take off for a combat task from Khmeimim Airbase in Syria,” the statement said.
The two-person crew failed to eject.
A technical malfunction of the plane could have caused the crash, the ministry says.
