Two Belarusian fighter jets collide, no one hurt: report
13:17, 22 April 2010
MOSCOW. April 22. KAZINFORM Two MiG-29 fighters of the Belarusian 927th fighter airbase collided in midair on Wednesday night, with no one hurt in the accident, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Thursday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
One of the aircraft crashed and was unable to continue flight, said a source from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.
"The two planes touched each other while conducting a complicated maneuver during a planned flight in low visibility conditions at 08:15 p.m. (1715 GMT) on April 21," said the source.
"The pilot managed to divert the plane to the area of the 210th aviation range and, making sure that there were no populated areas on the ground, ejected," said the source; Kazinform cites Xinhua.