In the Murmansk region, a light aircraft was mistaken for a drone and fired with small arms fire.
A light aircraft was shot down in the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation. It was confused with a drone, wrote the Baza Telegram channel on Thursday, September 12.
It was noted that two light sport aircraft – ATEC 321 Faeta NG and BRM Aero Bristell NG5 – flew from a landing site in Apatsky municipal district to Arkhangelsk at about 16:30 on September 11 – half an hour after the restriction of use. of drone attack air was raised.
“Apparently, the cancellation did not reach everyone – after take-off, the pilot of one of the planes saw that the second plane was behaving strangely and sent a distress signal.” said the report.
Bullets penetrated the plane’s wing and headlights. After the shooting, the pilots of both aircraft requested a change to the flight plan. Their flight took about 20 minutes.
We remind you that on September 11, the airport in Murmansk was stopped. The Russians complained about the drone attack on the Olenya airfield.
Today, airport operations in the Murmansk region have been suspended again. Drones were spotted over the Olenya airfield.
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Source: korrespondent
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