The plane crashed in a forest near an air base. Due to the very low flight altitude, the pilots did not have time to activate the ejection system.
An L-39 combat training aircraft crashed in Bulgaria. Novinite.com reported it.
The plane crash occurred during a training flight. Two pilots, born in 1973 and 1996, were killed.
The pilots performed complex maneuvers on the third or fourth, the plane crashed in a forest near the air base.
Due to the very low flight altitude, the pilots did not have time to activate the ejection system.
According to the flight director, Captain Dimitar Petrov, the flight was planned in advance and prepared for months. The task is routine for the group and is intended to be a rehearsal for an event planned for the next day.
According to Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov, the L-39 aircraft recently underwent a major overhaul and was thoroughly inspected before the flight.
Let us recall that as a result of the downing of an Israeli Air Force Black Hawk helicopter south of the Gaza Strip, which occurred on the morning of September 11, there were deaths and injuries.
It was previously reported that a Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset in southwest Britain.
Source: korrespondent
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