November 1, 2003 at 3:02 pm
***Russian aircraft crashes in Japan, pilot wounded
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***Russian aircraft crashes in Japan, pilot wounded
A Russian training aircraft has crashed in the Japanese town of Motegi during a show flight. Russian pilot Aleksander Krotov was making an aerobatics figure over the town stadium, but could not handle the plane, hit a lamppost and crashed into the wall of a building. The pilot susptained injuries and was immediately taken to the hospital. No one of 200 spectators was injured.
A major three-day aerobatics festival is starting in Motegi, Khonsyu on November 1.
/ITAR-TASS/
Anyone has any idea what aircraft type was involved? Yak or MiG-AT?