A MiG-31 fighter crashed during a scheduled training flight in the Kamchatka Territory

A MiG-31 fighter crashed during a scheduled training flight over Avacha Bay in the Kamchatka Territory. write about this with reference to the press service of the Pacific Fleet TASS and Interfax .

Rescue services have been sent to the crash area and are searching for the crew. “The plane was flying without ammunition,” TASS quotes a press release from the Pacific Fleet.

The MiG-31 is a two-seat supersonic long-range fighter-interceptor designed for long-term patrols and combat against high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, strategic bombers and low-flying targets.