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A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Siberia's Irkutsk region during a training flight; the four-person crew ejected and were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, with authorities saying there was no ground damage and the aircraft was flying without a combat load, with engine failure suspected as the likely cause. The Tu-22M3 can carry Kh-22 missiles and the Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in Russia’s Irkutsk region, with all four crew members ejecting safely and sustaining non-life-threatening injuries; authorities reported no ground damage and the aircraft was flying without a combat load, with engine failure suspected as the likely cause.
Decades after a WWII bomber crash off New Guinea in 1944, the remains of four crew members have been recovered and returned to their families through a remarkable underwater recovery mission, bringing closure to their loved ones after 81 years.