Russia: June 12, 2001

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 The declining flight hours for Russian air force pilots during the last ten is reaching a crises. Most of the 40 percent of pilots with flying experience (before the cuts began) are about to retire. This will leave nearly all Russian military pilots with little actual experience in the air.

 

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