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Yemeni Su-22 Fighter plane crashes in Sanaa

Yemeni Su-22 Fighter plane crashes in Sanaa

A Yemeni fighter plane has crashed in a residential area of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing 11 people, reports Reuters.

The Ministry of Defense said in a text message that the plane had been on a training flight when it came down in a western residential district.

A military official said the aircraft was a Russian SU-22 fighter/ground attack aircraft.


Source: Reuters News - 19 February 2013

Photo: The Yemeni Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 Fighter Ground Attack Aircraft crashes in Sanaa
(Photo by aviationinspector.com)


(19.02.2013)


 
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