The flight data recorder of the Russian military airliner which crashed in the Black Sea on Sunday has been recovered, Russian officials say. It is the first “black box” to be retrieved from the Tu-154 jet, which came down with the loss of all 92 passengers and crew. The plane crashed soon after take-off from … Read more
A huge search operation is continuing “round the clock” in Russia, after a Russian military plane with 92 people on board crashed into the Black Sea. Some 3,500 people on ships, jets, helicopters and submersibles are involved in the operation near Sochi. The Tu-154 plane – carrying soldiers, members of a famed army music ensemble … Read more
A huge search operation is continuing “round the clock” in Russia, after a Russian military plane with 92 people on board crashed into the Black Sea. More than 3,000 people, including 109 divers, as well as ships, planes, helicopters and submersibles are involved in the operation near Sochi. The Tu-154 plane – carrying soldiers, members … Read more
Unconfirmed reports said the plane was flying to Syria’s Latakia province. A Russian military plane has disappeared from radar just minutes after take-off from the Black Sea resort of Sochi, local media have said. They quoted a source at the emergency ministry as saying the missing aircraft was a Tu-154. The country’s defence ministry later … Read more