Russian Air Show Disaster

You might have heard over the weekend that two Russian Air Force Su-27 jets collided while practicing for an upcoming air show outside of Moscow. The planes belonged to the “Russian Knights” acrobatics team – basically Russia’s version of the USAF’s Thunderbirds. Two pilots ejected safely from the wrecked aircraft, but a third crewmember did not and was killed; four people on the ground were also badly injured when one jet crashed into a house and sparked a major fire.

EnglishRussia.com has a collection of photos of the accident (including some amazing ones of the pilots ejecting), along with speculation that the crash might have occurred after one of the jets was struck by a bird.