Bulgarian MiG-29UB crashed during joint exercise with USAF

A Bulgarian MiG-29UB crashed whilst taking part in exercise Thracian Star 2012. The jet caught fire shortly after takeoff from the Graf Ignatievo air force base near the southern city of Plovdiv. Pictures of the crash site is in the source.

Both pilots steered the aircraft to an open field and ejected safely.

[thumb]http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2012-04-27&article=39011[/thumb]