Anybody know about SU-27 crash in Lituania?

[Kulverstukas]

[big fraidy cat]

I did happen to come across this link from a crash on 7 Sept.

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/08/...shcopter.shtml

With further follow-up later in the day:

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/08/...erkilled.shtml

[Nothrills]

No, that's an old one.

The SU-27 that crashed in Lithuania on 15 September apparently had some navigation problems. The pilot catapulted and is now questioned in Vilnius.

[big fraidy cat]

Funny that. I was just reading that the Lithuanian government has a shoot to kill policy for aircraft unlawfully flying in their airspace. Are you implying?

[Kulverstukas]

No it's not

No info in English-speaking media yet?

Sep 15 2005 5:23PM
Russian warplane reportedly crashes in Lithuania
VILNIUS. Sept 15 (Interfax) - A Russian Su-27 fighter crashed "40 kilometers from Kaunas," a city in Lithuania, and the pilot ejected "and is currently at a local police station," a Lithuanian Defense Ministry spokesman told Interfax .

It was said (in our media) that after "navigation malfunction" pilot lost track, "emptied fuel tanks", descendet in unpopulated area and catapulted.



Russia Info Agency on accident

[big fraidy cat]

Here's the full scoop:

http://english.pravda.ru/world/20/92/372/16150_.html

and at:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._plane_crash_3

and further at:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...C-RSSFeeds0312

Here\'s an update from today\'s news (from Moscow):

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/09/...uaniajet.shtml

[Minda]

Provocation ...

Strange no any article or message in western media bbc, cnn etc.
Only Lithuanian and Russian nespapers full of smalest details.
Seems to be planned russian provocation againt Lithuania.
They know how we "love" them.

[LatviaCalling]

Somehow I don't think this was a provocation by the Russians. If it was to be intended, then the plane would have tried to skirt Lituanian air space to see what reaction it would get from the NATO planes based in Lithuania -- I believe they are German F4s this month.

This guy just left the pack and plopped down near Kaunas, Lithuania. I don't think the Russians would want to lose a $20 million plane in a crash just to provocate or test NATO reaction.

[speedbirdzerozeroone]

F3 target practice? (I Know, I Know...phantoms this month...) I'll get my coat....

[M609]

I can picture the chaos in the Siauliai TWR and Vilnius ACC........

"What? A-scramble? Ehhh-----ehhhh-----"

*Enter panic mode*

....if the A-scramble I witnessed is anything to go by...