| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 70 blue |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sukhoi Su-27 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sukhoi Su-27/33 |
| Aircraft Version: | Su-27UBM1 |
| C/n (msn): | 96310424040 |
| Operator Titles: | Ukraine - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | Збройні Сили України |
| Unit Markings: | 831 BrTA |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | StarokostiantynivMap |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: UKLS Other: - |
| Event: | Clear Sky 2018 |
| Photo Date: | 12 October 2018 |
| Photo by: | Jurgen van Toor |
| Photo ID: | 823275 |
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Aircraft crashed only few days after this picture was taken. On the evening of 16 October 2018 this Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashed in the vicinity of Ulaniv in Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, while performing a training exercise during Exercise Clear Sky 2018, killing both crew. On board the aircraft was Polkovnyk Ivan Nikolaevich Petrenko of the 831st TAB, as well as Lt. Col. Seth "Jethro" Nehring of the 114th FW, CA ANG. Nehring was an experienced F-15 and F-16 pilot. This photo is copyright © Jurgen van Toor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 July 2025, and has since been viewed 75 times. |