Venezuelan Air Force Su-30MKV pilots confirm killed in crash

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed that two Su-30MKV pilots that were missing when their jet crashed on Sept. 17 had died.

Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi SU-30MK2 AADPR-2
By André Austin Du-Pont Rocha (Mexico Air Spotters M.A.S.) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Captain Ronald Ramirez and Captain Jackson Garcia were on a mission to intercept an unidentified aircraft that entered the country when the crash occurred.

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