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25.09.2020. 15:20
Two pilots of the Air Force and the Air Defense of the Serbian Army died today around 9:10 am during the accident of a MiG-21 plane in the area of the village of Brasina near Mali Zvornik, while carrying out their tasks of flight. The Ministry of Defense, after informing all the relatives of the dead pilots, will inform the public about the names of the pilots.
Mig-21 plane crash near Loznica, Photo: Tanjug
Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin, Chief of General Staff Milan Mojsilovic, Air Force Commander and Air Defense Major General Dusko Zarkovic, and 204 Air Brigade Commander Colonel Brane Krnjajic visited the scene of the tragedy and they spoke with eyewitnesses.
After an investigation by civil and military authorities, the Chief of Staff formed an Emergency Investigation Commission headed by the Chief of the Development and Equipment Directorate, Brigadier General Milan Popovic, and the Air Force Commander. and Air Defense formed a commission of experts to determine the cause of the MiG accident. -21 led by the Chief of Staff of the RViPVO Command, Brigadier General Aleksandar Bjelic.
Serbian Army Supreme Commander Aleksandar Vučić, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin, and Chief of the General Staff, General Milan Mojsilović, sent telegrams of condolences to the families of the dead pilots.
The MiG-21 aircraft was inspected prior to take-off in accordance with all procedures, and after inspection, it was determined to be correct and ready to fly.
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