Three Russian nuclear bomber air crew are killed when their ejector seats accidentally go off just before take-off
- The incident happened on Tuesday at the Shaykovka military airfield
- The Russian defence minister has confirmed the death of the three crew members
- The supersonic long range Tu-22M3 bomber was not thought to have been loaded with nuclear weapons at the time of the incident
Three crew members of a Russian nuclear bomber have been killed after the ejector seat system was accidentally triggered as the plane prepared for departure.
The incident happened on Tuesday ahead of a training flight involving supersonic long range Tu-22M3 bombers at Shaykovka military airfield.
The Russian defence minister confirmed the deaths of three crew members, saying in a report that they had been catapulted into the air.
The height was insufficient to deploy parachutes and the crew members hit the ground, sustaining injuries 'incompatible with life'.
The plane was not believed to have been loaded with nuclear weapons at the time of the incident at the airfield, which lies some 200 miles southwest of Moscow.
Three crew members of a Russian nuclear bomber have been killed after the ejector seat system was reportedly accidentally triggered as the plane prepared for departure
The incident happened on Tuesday ahead of a training flight involving supersonic long range Tu-22M3 bombers at Shaykovka military airfield
The height was insufficient to deploy parachutes and the crew members hit the ground, sustaining injuries 'incompatible with life'
Vadim Beloslyudtsev, commander of the Tu-22M3 strike forces, was confirmed as being among those killed.
Two other members, named only as Major Sultanov and flight training instructor Podsoblyaev, were also confirmed to have been killed in the incident.
The pilot was the only crew member to survive and did so because he had buckled his seat before the unintentional ejection, according to Lenta.
Beloslyudtsev's death is considered a major blow to Russia's armed forces.
The senior officer, 48, had flown missions totalling 540 hours on the supersonic Tupolev planes before he was promoted.
A statement from the Russian defence ministry said: 'During preparation for the Tu-22M3 flight on the ground, the ejection system malfunctioned at an airfield in Kaluga region.
Vadim Beloslyudtsev, commander of the Tu-22M3 strike forces, was confirmed as being among those killed
Beloslyudtsev's death is considered a major blow to Russia's armed forces. The senior officer, 48, had flown missions totalling 540 hours on the supersonic Tupolev planes before he was promoted
'Due to the insufficient height to deploy the parachutes, three crew members received injuries incompatible with life upon landing.'
A special team was sent to Kaluga to investigate the tragedy on the nuclear strike aircraft.
Pilots from the squadron were recently given Covid-19 jabs to be able to participate in Russia's May 9 Victory Day parade, marking the end of the Second World War.
Three years ago, a Tu-22M3 broke in two and erupted in flames as it crash landed in the Arctic.
In 2004, a Tu-22M3 crashed in the Novgorod region, killing all four crew members.
The Tupolev bomber - an aircraft in service since the Soviet era - can strike targets 4,350 miles from base, and is a key war plane for potential deployment against the West. It has a crew of four.
The plane was not believed to have been loaded with nuclear weapons at the time of the incident at the Shaykokva military airfield, which lies some 200 miles southwest of Moscow
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