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Russian Pilots Bail out of Sukhoi Jet

What: Sukhoi Su-27UB (“Flanker-C”) 2nd Air Group, 7000th Airbase, Russian Air Force
Where: Besovets, Prionezhsky district, Karelia Republic, Russia
When: June 28, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 0 fatalities
Why: Col. E. Oleynik and Major general K. Botashov, ejected from a Sukhoi jet before it went down in Besovets village. The air force suspended Sukhoi flights pending investigation. It is not known if the engine ingested a bird or if a flight control system failed.

The jet had been on a routine weather check and training flight.

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