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Tupolev Crashes in Moscow


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Contact photographer Ilya Morozov

What: Aviastar-TU Tupolev TU-204-100 ferry flight en route from Hurghada Egypt to Moscow
Where: Moscow
When: Mar 22nd 2010
Who: 9 crew
Why: While nearing its destination in poor weather conditions with limited visibility, .6 miles from the runway, the flight went off radar, landing 3300 feet shy of the runway– ostensibly a belly landing–crashing in a forested area. Five aboard had minor injuries and two were injured seriously. One wing separated, and the rest of the plane incurred serious damage.

Sunday, another Tu-204 plane bound for Hurghada, left Domodedovo but had to return to Moscow.

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