Accident Tupolev Tu-22 (Tu-105A) ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180638
 
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Date:Monday 21 December 1959
Time:
Type:Tupolev Tu-22 (Tu-105A)
Owner/operator:Tupolev
Registration:
MSN: 01-02
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Penza -   Russia
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Zhukovsky
Destination airport:Zhukovsky
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The prototyp (Tu-105A) of Tu-22 was destroyed in the air when it reaches sound barrier during test flight. Crashed road Ryatan-Sasovo.

Sources:

http://testpilot.ru/base/2010/05/alasheev-yu-t/
Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft / Andrei Kandalov, Paul Duffy, 1996 (ISBN 1560918993)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2015 07:25 krasatpi Added
24-Oct-2017 18:32 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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