The Russian air force lost aircraft Aero L-39 Albatros, which crashed during training flight into the waters of the Azov sea about 1.5 km from the shore. Both pilots ejected and takes place after them search. As for the cause of the accident talking about the technical glitch.
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The plane belonged to the Russian navy, specifically Jejskému the center of combat training. Crashed about 30 km southwest of the air base of the navy Jejsk.
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Initially after some time of unsuccessful search was considered that both pilots will be already rather dead, eventually one of them managed to save. For the second pilot, it seems that he failed to eject, there is speculation that the failed no ejection seat, even if the original reports were that both pilots ejected.
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Even though earlier reports are that one of the pilots remained alive, in the end, however, both in the accident airplane were killed. It seems that they have not been found, nor their bodies, but only their part. It was a variant of the L-39C, v. no 734218, reg. RF-34122/ blue of "16".
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