Sudan MiG-29 shot down, Russian pilot dead

Witnesses say the ejection seat didn’t function properly.

http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27350

Russia says fighter pilot shot down in Sudan was an ex-military officer
Friday 30 May 2008 03:30.
By Wasil Ali

May 29, 2008 (WASHINGTON) — The Russian government confirmed that one of its citizens was killed during clashes that erupted near the Sudanese capital earlier this month.

Russia’s news agency (Interfax) quoted an unidentified official as saying that a retired military pilot died in combat “when his MiG-29F fighter jet was shot down by rebels”.

The Russian official said that the pilot, whose name was not released, was a trainer pilot who signed a contract to work in Sudan.

However it the official did not provide details on why the trainer pilot boarded the MIG-29 during the heavy fighting that broke out in Omdurman, across the river Nile from Khartoum.

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