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…