As the saying goes, in trying to make an ultra low pass, the best you can do is tie the record...of course, you can also end up buying the farm or in this case killing a lot of people. Of course, this was an airshow maneuver gone awry. A video of the 2002 Su-27 crash at the Lvov airshow can be found at: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2006-3-26_Su_27UBCrashinLviv.wmv
Below is photo at moment of impact with successful ejection of aircrew who were later imprisoned for loss of life (83 spectators were killed).
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma vowed to punish those responsible for Saturday's crash. He immediately sacked Ukraine's air force chief and launched an investigation to be led by top officials.
"This is a terrible tragedy. No words can describe it. It's like a bad dream," he said, speaking at the scene.
"The guilty must be brought to justice, on this point there is no doubt," he told local television, adding he wanted a ban on future military airshows.
The military prosecutor's office for western Ukraine opened a criminal investigation into the crash and the government earmarked 10 million hryvnias ($1.8 million) to help victims' families.
Local media blamed the tragedy on engine failure and eyewitnesses said the engine went quiet before plunging to the ground.
Below is photo at moment of impact with successful ejection of aircrew who were later imprisoned for loss of life (83 spectators were killed).
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma vowed to punish those responsible for Saturday's crash. He immediately sacked Ukraine's air force chief and launched an investigation to be led by top officials.
"This is a terrible tragedy. No words can describe it. It's like a bad dream," he said, speaking at the scene.
"The guilty must be brought to justice, on this point there is no doubt," he told local television, adding he wanted a ban on future military airshows.
The military prosecutor's office for western Ukraine opened a criminal investigation into the crash and the government earmarked 10 million hryvnias ($1.8 million) to help victims' families.
Local media blamed the tragedy on engine failure and eyewitnesses said the engine went quiet before plunging to the ground.
