Photo: Elena Egorova
President Vladimir Putin awarded the crew of the special flight detachment “Russia”, which made an emergency landing in Chita after a bird got into the engine.
Recall that part of the government delegation and journalists who accompanied Mikhail Mishustin during his visit to the Far East flew to Moscow on this plane.
The President awarded the Order of Courage to the aircraft commander and co-pilot. And the onboard engineer-inspector received the Nesterov medal.
The incident with the government board occurred on August 16. During takeoff at an altitude of 300 meters, a bird got into one of the engines, which caused a fire and engine failure. Despite the emergency situation and difficult conditions (the airport in Chita is surrounded by hills), the pilots were able to return to the departure airport and land the board on the runway.
Among the passengers of the plane was a columnist of MK.