Second Russian Navy Jet Crashes Into The Mediterranean While Attempting A Carrier Landing

The Sukhoi Su-33 (pictured) is a variation of the Su-27, adapted for use on aircraft carriers

Daily Mail: A SECOND jet crashes into the Mediterranean while attempting to land on Russian aircraft carrier as it returned from Syria

* A Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker jet crashed into the Mediterranean on Saturday
* The plane was coming in to land on the carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
* It is believed to have been on a bombing mission in Syria, pilot survived
* The arrester wire, which is designed to catch the landing plane, snapped

A Russian Navy jet has crashed into the Mediterranean while operating from the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.

The Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker jet reportedly crashed on Saturday, the second such incident involving Russian forces deployed in Syria.

The Aviationist reported the plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather conditions.

The Russian Ministry of Defence said the arrester wire, which is designed to catch the aircraft as it comes into land on the carrier's short runway, snapped.

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