Russian military jet crash likely due to a little birdy

Moscow -- A Russian fighter jet crashed off the coast of Syria, killing both pilots, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The jet did not come under enemy fire and it is believed, the cause was possibly due to a bird getting sucked into the intake, which would probably fracture off a turbine blade and that would cause a chain-reaction with the turbine blades behind the first set.

The Su-30 crashed shortly after takeoff, which supports the bird theory. The unfortunate incident occurred at the Russian air base at Hemeimeem in Syria where the Russians have been supporting the chin-challenged Syrian dictator, President [for life] Bashar Assad, since 2015.

Two months ago, a Russian military cargo plane carrying 39 people crashed at Hemeimeem, killing all passengers. The Russians blamed the crash on a technical error, insisting the plane wasn't shot down. [They would rather the public think their aircraft maintenance personnel are incompetent than to think the rebels were good shots.]

Russia leases the Hemeimeem military base in Syria and my source, Vinny Boombots, believes they got a "good deal" on the lease.



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