Bomber crashed in Rostov region, pilots survive
12:50, 20 June 2009
MOSCOW. June 20. KAZINFORM. The plane made several landing attempts in vain. Then, head of the flights safety department instructed the crew to lead the plane to a safe area, where the plane fell, hurting no one on the ground; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
Two pilots had ejected before the plane crashed.
The Air Force Commander, General Alexander Zelin has suspended Su-24 flights because Friday's accident was the second one over the past week, the headquarters said.