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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Russian general criticizes flight that ended in Su-27's crash
Chief Commander of the Russian Air Force, Army General Vladimir Mikhailov said if the German pilots who were on duty that day have scrambled earlier. They might have save the Su-27 from crashing into Lithuania.

He added that the flight exposed a weakness in NATO's cover as the fighter was in Lithuania’s airspace for over 20 minutes.

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