Russia grounds Blackjack fleet after Sept. 18 crash
MOSCOW - Russia has grounded its Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack fleet after one of the heavy supersonic bombers crashed Sept. 18 near Engels air base in Russia's Saratov region, killing all four crewmembers. The air force blamed the crash on an on-board fire in a new engine. The aircraft, christened...
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