The Su-34 is one of Russia’s most powerful strike aircraft.



Photos of one Su-34 popped up on Facebook on a highway.

The Aviationist reports the plane is a veteran of missions over Syria.

One of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ most powerful jets was recently spotted on a highway in Russia, being towed by a truck. The airplane, a Su-34 “Fullback” fighter, was filmed by a private citizen with a dashcam video. The Aviationist web site, doing a little digging, says the aircraft was likely involved in an accident and was being towed to its new job of instruction plane for aviation maintainers.

According to The Aviationist , the video was posted to Russian language Facebook. The site published screen captures from the video showing the aircraft rolling along on its own takeoff and landing wheels, instead of being transported on a flatbed truck. Typically, at least in the West, aircraft are carefully loaded onto tractor trailers for transport.

The Su-34 featured several red stars that could indicate individual missions or targets struck. The Aviationist/Facebook

The aircraft features a number of red stars on its nose, indicating it may have seen action in Syria. According to The Aviationist, the airplane may have been involved in a recent accident that left the plane unflyable, and the Su-34 might have been caught on camera being towed to become an “instructional airframe” at Voronezh.

The Su-34 is a two-seat, all-weather strike aircraft operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The twin-engine plane is descended from the Su-27 “Flanker” fighter and is a cousin of the Su-35 Flanker-E multi-role fighter. The aircraft is nicknamed “ Duckling ” in Russia for its distinctive duckbill-like nose. The Su-34 is flown by a crew of two and unusual for combat jets, the crew members sit side by side in the cockpit.

Source: The Aviationist

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