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Date: | Monday 11 May 1953 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-95/1 |
Owner/operator: | Tupolev OKB |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Noginsk -
Russia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Test |
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Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The first prototype of the Tu-95 crashed on its 17th test flight.
An engine fell off the wing following a fire. Nine occupants parachuted to safety but three died. This was the second prototype of the Tu-95 strategic bomber plane.
Sources:
Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft / Andrei Kandalov, Paul Duffy , 1996 (ISBN 1560918993)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Apr-2008 11:11 |
harro |
Added |
09-Apr-2008 11:37 |
Michael Roch |
Updated |