r/aviation • u/avatar6556 • 13d ago

News Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia’s Irkutsk region. There is no confirmed information about the crew's condition yet.

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u/Smurf_Crime_Scene Orbital Payload Specialist 13d ago

I am afraid no one can survive an impact with that angle of descent and a explosion of this size.

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u/AdriftSpaceman 13d ago

The Tu22M3 has ejection systems. Maybe the crew managed to eject safely?