MIG-31 Hearth crash
A video posted to Telegram exhibits a Russian Air Drive MiG-31 “Foxhound” trailing fireplace earlier than crashing in an undated video.
Posted to the Russian Fighter-Bomber channel (@fighterbomber), the undated video reportedly occurred earlier than Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022. It seems the MiG-31’s wingman filmed all the crash sequence.
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The MiG-31 could be seen trailing fireplace with its touchdown gear prolonged earlier than its two-man crew ejects. Seconds later, the stricken interceptor takes its remaining dive right into a hill under and a billowing large fireball.
A Russian Air Drive MiG-31 Foxhound trails fireplace from close to its engines in an undated video. Through @Fighterbomber on Telegram.
A fireball rises from rugged terrain after the MiG-31 crashed. Through @Fighterbomber on Telegram.
The crash seems similar to the MiG-31 seen falling out of the sky in flames over Russia’s Murmansk area in late April. This doesn’t appear to be the identical incident, as movies from this spring don’t present a second airplane filming the crash and the bottom is totally snow coated throughout that incident. Nonetheless, each seem to crash after onboard engine fires that look very related.
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That is one among a number of MiG-31 crashes in each Russian and Kazakh service lately, the Foxhound having entered Soviet service in 1981 because the evolution of the MiG-25 “Foxbat” for service within the Soviet Voyska PVO air protection forces.
Geared up with long-range radar-guided missiles, a number of the MiG-31 fleet has been modified to hold Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles and have seen in depth use within the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
We’ll replace this story as extra info turns into out there.
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