FIGHTER PLANE DOWN

Second Russian fighter jet deployed in Syria ‘crashes into the Mediterranean while attempting to land on aircraft carrier’

A SECOND Russian jet has crashed into the Mediterranean as it attempted to land on aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, it is claimed.

It marks the second time in the past few weeks one of Putin's planes deployed in Syria has crashed during a bungled landing.

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A Russian jet has reportedly crashed into the MediterraneanCredit: Getty Images
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The pilot ejected before the plane hit the water and was later picked up by a Russian search and rescue helicopter, the website stated.

It comes as it was recently claimed the aircraft carrier was deemed to be floating failure.

Satellite imagery published in Jane’s Defence Weekly shows eight Russian Su-33 aircraft and one MiG-29 jet parked the Kremlin’s Humaymin air base in Latakia province, western Syria.

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