Avelina Antsiferova fulfilled her life's dream when she sat in cockpit of wartime Douglas C-47, 69 years after kissing her papa goodbye for last time.

Officials ground the iconic Tu-95 bomber fleet as investigation launched into what brought down aircraft on take-off.

The Douglas A-20 Havoc (DB-7) loaned to the USSR under the World War II Lend-Lease programme.

Top secret Stalin-era aircraft went down with 2 million roubles on board.

Incident at Khabarovsk Airport leads to passengers bound for Moscow being evacuated from plane.

Five crew safely parachuted from stricken jet in latest of spate of accidents afflicting military aircraft.

Warplane suddenly lost height; pilot successfully ejected.

Eyewitnesses speak of carnage after head-on collision with truck.

Final message of hero pilot found scrawled in Douglas C-47 aircraft he crash landed with no loss of life in 1947.

Survivor from helicopter disaster 'used stars and moon' to direct rescuers to crash site: he was only of 3 survivors out of 22 on board.