When the Soviet Navy Lost 16 Admirals in a Single Accident: The Tu-104 Crash at Pushkin

The plane crash at Pushkin airfield on February 7, 1981 became the very last accident in the Tupolev Tu-104 history, after which they were permanently retired from service. But the main reason the disaster at Pushkin airfield went down in history was because this single crash had almost entirely beheaded the Soviet Pacific Fleet. That day, in just a few seconds, the Soviet Navy lost 16 admirals and generals, including the commander of the Pacific Fleet admiral Emil Spiridonov. If you want to HELP me WITH NEW EPISODES you can support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaperSkies or simply Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PaperSkies Chapters: 00:00 - 7 February 1981 02:48 - Pushkin 05:06 - War? 07:23 - Main Suspect 09:17 - Black Box 13:11 - "Sausage Plane" 16:54 - Printing Paper 21:40 - Serving on Duty Paper Skies - amazing stories about famous airplanes, historical events, or exceptional people that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. Clic