Tag: Aeroflot Mil Mi-8T CCCP-22268
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On This Day In 1981: Aeroflot Yak-40 and Mi-8 Collide Near Zheleznogorsk During Approach, Both Crash in Seconds, Killing All40 Aboard Amid Air Traffic Control Failures
On September 18, 1981, Aeroflot Flight V-652 was approaching Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport after departing Irkutsk. The Yakovlev Yak-40, registered CCCP-87455, was carrying 29 passengers and four crew members. At the same time, an Aeroflot Mil Mi-8T helicopter, registered CCCP-22268, was approaching the same airport after completing a training flight from Bratsk. Seven crew members were aboard…
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