Two major bomber aircraft, Russia's Tu-22M3 and America's B-52, experienced crashes on the same day. The US B-52 went down shortly after takeoff in California, resulting in the loss of all eight crew members. Thousands of miles away, a Russian Tu-22M3 crashed in Siberia during a training mission. Its crew successfully ejected and survived the incident.

A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has crashed in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast.

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber plane crashed on Monday during a training flight in Siberia's Irkutsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said, the Interfax news agency…

A Russian strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, the Interfax news agency reported Monday, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.

MOSCOW, June 15 (Reuters) - A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber plane crashed on Monday in Siberia's Irkutsk region during a training flight, the Russian Defence Ministry said, and…

The Soviet-era supersonic bomber has most recently been used by Russia for combat missions in Syria and Ukraine.

Information about possible causes of the crash is not available at this point

A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, killing all eight onboard, including two Boeing employees, during a routine test mission.

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber nosedived and crashed in Siberia's Irkutsk region during a training flight

Two major bomber aircraft, Russia's Tu-22M3 and America's B-52, experienced crashes on the same day. The US B-52 went down shortly after takeoff in California, resulting in the…

Moscow claims the aircraft went down while approaching landing after a routine training flight.

Two US military aircraft crashed within 24 hours, including a fatal B-52 accident in California and an F/A-18 crash in Washington.