SU-25 COMBAT JET CRASHES IN AZERBAIJAN, PILOT KILLED

RIA Novosti
17:3803/03/2010

A fighter plane of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces crashed on Wednesday
during a training flight, killing the pilot, the country’s Defense
Ministry said.

A Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft crashed in the Shamkir
district in northwest Azerbaijan at about 5 p.m. local time [13:00
GMT], the ministry said.

An investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched,
the ministry said.