Su-34 midair - Russland - ASN

Date:	18-JAN-2019
Time:	08:00 LT
Type:	Sukhoi Su-34
Owner/operator:	Russian Air Force
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	2
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Tatar Strait -    Russia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Khurba Airbase
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Two Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 military planes collided mid-air 44 km off coast of Khabarovsk Territory and Sakhalin. The 2 aircraft crashed into the sea. 
Both crews of 2 occupants ejected, pilot and navigator. At around 11:00 Moscow time, a search and rescue helicopter rescued one of the Su-34's pilots found in his life raft with adverse weather conditions. 
The search-and-rescue operation involved Tu-142, An-12, An-30 aircraft, Mi-8 helicopters. Another six vessels of the Russian Pacific Fleet were deployed to the search area.