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Russian Knights at tribute flight The Kubinka air force base located 60 km west of Moscow is well known both in Russia and abroad. For years, it has been known as the Air Force installation used for demonstrating advanced combat aircraft to national and foreign leaders. Nowadays, Kubinka AFB is known as the best aerobatics school where the Russian Knights and aerobatics teams are stationed. Meanwhile, Kubinka is a major base of the Russian Air Force in the Moscow region. [ ] Team tragedies [ ] On December 12, 1995, when approaching the Cam Ranh airfield (Vietnam) in adverse weather for refueling, two Su-27s and an Su-27UB of the Russian Knights team flew into a nearby mountain while in-formation, killing four pilots. The cause of the crash is attributed to a misinterpretation of approach-pattern instructions, and in particular the leading that was acting as a reconnaissance aircraft. On August 16, 2009, two Su-27s rehearsing acrobatic maneuvers, killing one pilot and sending the jets crashing into nearby vacation homes.

The dead pilot was identified as the Russian Knights' commander, Guards Colonel, a decorated air force officer. On June 9, 2016, one Su-27 pilot was killed near Moscow as he failed to eject, trying to save homes. See also [ ] • • • References [ ].