Monday, January 28, 2019

Shocking moment Russian nuclear-capable bomber crashes in a fireball | Daily Mail Online

Shocking moment Russian nuclear-capable bomber crashes in a fireball | Daily Mail Online
"Shocking moment Russian 'Backfire' bomber splits in two and explodes into a fireball after landing heavily in a blizzard killing three of its crew
  • The Tupolev  Tu-22M3 - known as a Backfire by Nato - was on a training mission in Murmansk, north of the Arctic Circle on January 22
  • The aircraft, carrying a crew of four, attempted to land on the runway in the middle of a heavy blizzard 
  • The jet breaks its back after slamming into the ground sending the cockpit crashing into the runway 
  • Moments later the nuclear-capable supersonic jet explodes into a fireball killing three of those on board  A video shows the exact moment the jet's fuselage buckles having bounced off the runway, splitting the aircraft in two 

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