Algeria crashed the Su-30mka fighter, put on the Russian Federation: Details of Catastrophe (Video)

The fighter crashed a few seconds after take -off from the airbase. Two pilots were on board, one of which - Lieutenant Colonel Beccus Nasr - was killed. The second member of the crew managed to catapult, but information about his condition is not yet available. According to preliminary data, the aircraft flew with full fuel tanks, which significantly reduced the chances of the crew for salvation during the accident. A search and rescue group came to the scene of the disaster.

Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of Staff of the People's National Army Algeria, General Said Canegrich, ordered an investigation to find out to find out the causes of the event. "During the planned educational task this morning, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, a military fighter crashed near the Auelef area in the Adrar in the third military district, which led to the death of the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Beccus Nasra," - said the Algeria.

The officials of Algeria, including the head of the Army Staff, expressed their condolences to the family of the victim in a disaster. The last catastrophe has become the second case of Su-30MKA accident at Algeria Air Force over the past five years. The previous accident occurred on January 27, 2020, 16 kilometers from Ain Az-Zitun. Then the fighter also performed a training flight, but both pilots were killed.

The SU-30MCA fighter is a specialized modification of the Russian Su-30mki, designed to order Algeria. This model is equipped with an anterior horizontal plumage (PGO) according to the duck scheme, engines with a controlled thrust vector and a radar station "Bars", which theoretically makes it one of the most maneuverable machines in its class. Algeria received the first SU-30MCA in 2007, and in December 2023 the country's Air Force had more than 60 such machines.

Thus, Algeria has one of the largest parks in Africa of these fighter aircraft. Moreover, the country is largely based on the technique of Russian production to strengthen its military-air forces, and this partnership has decades. Earlier it was reported that during the military exercises Red Flag 2008 there was an exciting training air battle between the US F-15 fighter and the Indian Su-30 MKI.