CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the Russian military airplane, that carrying 92 passengers crashed into the Black Sea on 25 December 2016.
A
Mil Mi-26
B
Beriev A-50
C
Yakovlev Yak-130
D
TU-154 Tupolev
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 25 December 2016, a Tupolev Tu-154 jetliner of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, Russia, while en route to Khmeimim Air Base, Syria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17) was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian controlled forces on 17 July 2014, while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The captain of the jet was Alexander Yablontsev (57), a former Russian combat pilot, test pilot, and cosmonaut. He had been involved in the Buran space program, and was the pilot for the first flight of Superjet 100 in 2008.

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