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Subject: Russians Lose SU-25 - Weapons Malfunction Blamed - Pilot killed
Softwar    3/20/2008 11:48:41 AM
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The Russians lost an SU-25 during a training mission over Primorye. Reports from Interfax indicate that the aircraft exploded in mid-air - most likely due to a weapons malfunction.

The Russian air force has temporarily grounded all SU-25s pending the investigation into the crash.
 
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ugadawg5       3/21/2008 6:27:36 PM
these airframes have got to be aging by now.  it's a good looking plane though, just looks perfect for what it was made to do.  still no warthog.
 
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Softwar    Friendly Fire?   3/26/2008 9:19:36 AM
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The Russians are now reporting that the SU-25 Frogfoot was "shot down" by a wingman in a friendly fire incident instead of the weapons malfunction.  Meanwhile, all the SU-25s remain grounded pending the investigation.
 
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