MiG-31 crashed, crew ejected and waiting to be rescued

A Russian MiG-31 has crashed in the Far East and both crew members were spotted on the ground by a Il-38.

Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-31БМ (2014)
By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/id148046) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

“Search and rescue helicopters will evacuate the plots as soon as the weather improves,” the Russian Defense Ministry says.

The fighter was returning to its base in Kamchatka from a routine training mission when it disappeared from radar around 15:38 GMT on Oct. 30.

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