Prototype Military Plane Crashes Outside Moscow, Kills 3

Prototype Military Plane Crashes Outside Moscow, Kills 3
In this handout photo taken from video, flame and smoke rise from the place where the new light military transport plane Il-112V crashes near Kubinka airfield about 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 17, 2021. Dmitry Ovchinnikov via AP
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MOSCOW—A Russian prototype military transport plane crashed while performing a test flight outside Moscow on Tuesday, killing all three crew members on board, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation said.

The new light military transport plane, Il-112V, crashed in a forested area as it was coming in for a landing at the Kubinka airfield 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Moscow, the corporation told the Tass news agency.