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Last Surviving Hockey Hero Succumbs

Aleksandr Galimov, the last of the Russian Hockey team had been found after the crash standing in the river, tearing off his burning shirt. He survived the crash but died Monday at the burn clinic, five days after the crash.

The plane struggled to gain altitude on takeoff and crashed about a mile from the end of the runway.

The Yak-42 is an aging Soviet-designed narrow-body aircraft, the frequent focus of safety concerns after a series of problems and crashes.

After the last fatal Yak-42 crash crash of this behemoth is blamed on pilot error, it is my opinion that someone is in denial.

Read more … Yak 42 Crashes on Takeoff from Yaroslavl, Hockey Team Wiped Out

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