Tragedy 31 10. Latest photos of passengers who died in a plane crash in Egypt
On the morning of October 31, 2015, an A-321 aircraft en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg crashed on the Sinai Peninsula.
The biggest plane crash in recent years. Airliner, company-owned"Kogalymavia" flew from the Egyptian Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. It crashed about 30 minutes after it took off.
How many people were on board the plane
There were 224 people on board at the time of the tragedy. Among them were seven members of the aircraft crew, as well as 29 children. Almost all the dead are Russians.
How many children died?
The crash of an Airbus A321 killed 29 children.
The total number of victims in a plane crash in Egypt
When the plane crashed, all passengers and crew members, 224 people, were killed. The bodies of the dead were delivered to St. Petersburg, they will be sent to the city's crematorium for an identification procedure.
Cause of the plane crash: black boxes (video)
The decoding of the black boxes will be carried out in Egypt. The exact cause of the plane crash will be established only after a full examination of the data from the flight recorders.
The causes of the plane crash in Egypt - a terrorist attack. Expert version (Video)
Relatives of those killed in the program on NTV (video)
Relatives of the dead, who lost several close people at once, came to the NTV program.
List of deaths in Egypt 10/31/2015
The crew of the Airbus A321 of KagalymAvia 7K9268:
1. Nemov Valery Yurievich - FAC
2. Trukhachev Sergey Stanislavovich - 2nd pilot
3. Martsevich Valentina Petrovna - Art. flight attendant
4. Andrey Belomestnov - flight attendant
5. Olaru Irina Dmitrievna - flight attendant
6. Sviridov Stanislav Vasilievich - flight attendant
7. Filimonov Alexey Andreevich - flight attendant
The list of passengers of the Airbus A321 aircraft of KagalymAvia 7K9268:
Republic of Karelia
1. Semakov* Alexey Andreevich 10/08/1979
2. Semakova Oksana Aleksandrovna 09/23/1975
Arhangelsk region
3. Chernova Alexandra Alekseevna 03/02/1996
Leningrad region
4. Alexey Mikhailovich Gromov 06/01/1988
5. Gromova Tatyana Sergeevna 12/09/1988
6. Gromova Darina Alekseevna 12/26/2014
7. Bogdanov Dmitry Evgenievich 01/27/1969
8. Bogdanov Anton Dmitrievich 10/28/2005
9. Bogdanova Anastasia Dmitrievna 04.10.1993
10. Ivleva Maria Romanova 09/07/2000
11. Grechkina Tatyana Ivanovna 01/20/1952
12. Radlevich Alla Ivanovna 07/02/1959
13. Radlevich Alexander Mikhailovich 01/04/1956
14. Sayapina Natalya Vladimirovna 10/24/1975
15. Sayapin Alexey Viktorovich 09/23/1970
16. Laisheva Nadezhda Alexandrovna 01/17/1991
17. Kuznetsova Natalia Vladimirovna 02/05/1986
18. Pavlova Irina Gennadievna 09/23/1963
19. Mikhailyukova Valentina Stepanovna 03/18/1955
20. Kharitonov Leonid Nikolaevich 04/05/1971
21. Kiselev Anatoly Sergeevich 08/21/1983
22. Khusainova Elena Ruslanovna 01/02/1967
23. Kharitonova Oksana Alekseevna 08/17/1971
24. Kharitonova Anastasia Leonidovna 05.11.2001
25. Sergeeva Elena Vladimirovna 05/29/1953
26. Shurko Natalya Viktorovna 08/29/1971
27. Smirnov Yuri Nikolaevich 09/12/1960
28. Simanova Margarita Arkadievna 04/26/1962
29. Shulginova Olga Viktorovna 10/13/1980
30. Smirnova Irina Leonidovna 04/30/1966
31. Tarasova Larisa Fedorovna 10/23/1954
32. Tarasov Alexander Petrovich 07/19/1953
33. Zueva Marina Sergeevna 02/12/1990
34. Vinogradskaya Evgenia Valerievna 11/26/1986
35. Fedorova Tatyana Aleksandrovna 12/08/1979
36. Dunaeva Nina Nikolaevna 06/08/1953
37. Kim Lyudmila Viktorovna 07/04/1975
38. Alexandrov Alexander Sergeevich 07/11/1976
39. Bashakova Nadezhda Aleksandrovna 11/15/1937
40. Bespalova Galina Nikolaevna 09/16/1949
41. Podlevsky Maria Valentinovna 03/20/1975
42. Kalinina Olga Viktorovna 12/10/1973
43. Ivleva Marina Aleksandrovna 01/10/1971
44. Semenov Alexander Petrovich 05/10/1966
45. Zorkina Anna Valerievna 03/10/1984
46. Zorkina Anna Viktorovna 08/15/1986
Murmansk region
47. Kozlova Lyubov Vladimirovna 07/01/1963
Pskov region
48. Tikhomirov Alexey Nikolaevich 05/22/1981
49. Melnikova Elena Mikhailovna 10/27/1962
50. Pikaleva Irina Georgievna 03/15/1959
51. Vitalieva Alisa Denisovna 02/28/2001
52. Vitalieva Irina Sergeevna 02/05/1978
53. Kozhemyakova Ekaterina Nikolaevna 08/19/1982
54. Kopylov Alexander Mikhailovich
55. Gorbatenko Andrey Yurievich 07/14/1980
56. Murashova Ekaterina Sergeevna 11/05/1983
Novgorod region
57. Smolenkova Tatyana Vladislavovna 04/27/1952
58. Ishchenko Irina Nikolaevna 01/31/1953
59. Galanova Elena Evgenievna 10/23/1972
60. Rostenko Natalia Nikolaevna 01/08/1959
61. Vasilyeva Marina Nikolaevna 09/01/1958
62. Gomechko Lyudmila Nikolaevna 05/25/1958
63. Lushchenko Nina Vasilievna 07/08/1955
64. Mikhailov Igor Gennadievich 08/26/1978
65. Nikolaeva Ekaterina Ivanovna 03/21/1973
66. Yasmenko Tatyana Ivanovna 07/15/1983
67. Osipov Ilya Vladimirovich 02/04/1980
68. Osipov Zakhar Ilyich 05/06/2007
69. Mozgina Lyubov Nikolaevna 12/22/1975
70. Mozgina Alisa Maksimovna 05/14/2014
71. Zamolotova Galina Nikolaevna 01/09/1953
St. Petersburg
72. Alekseev Alexey Sergeevich 12/07/1983
73. Gerasina Vera Alekseevna 09/16/2009
74. Girin Dmitry Vladimirovich 09/23/1983
75. Glidyaev Denis Nikolaevich 01/17/1982
76. Golenkov Vladimir Lvovich 03/26/1967
77. Kalinina Evgenia Ivanovna 05/05/1951
78. Yatskova Daria Alexandrovna 09/23/1995
79. Yavsin Evgeny Valerievich 03/02/1994
80. Bogdanova Valeria Sergeevna 11/16/1990
81. Bryulo Evgeny Aleksandrovich 11/21/1966
82. Golenkova Diana Eminovna 09/02/2011
83. Golenkova Victoria Yurievna 07/14/1970
84. Golubeva Nina Valerievna 01/21/1972
85. Dementich Tatyana Viktorovna 05/07/1951
86. Dudchenko Elena Borisovna 11/28/1968
87. Korenko Lyudmila Alekseevna 04/07/1954
88. Kondrashkova Marina Vladimirovna 11/12/1990
89. Gordin Leonid Valerievich 11/27/1986
90. Grigoryeva Daria Yurievna 12/29/1991
91. Grigorieva Ekaterina Sergeevna 07/02/2003
92. Vetlugina Natalya Mikhailovna 04/08/1979
93. Fedorov Fedor Dmitrievich 02/17/2010
94. Dushechkina Valeria Andreevna 05/10/2005
95. Krasnova Yulia Sergeevna 06/15/1992
96. Ogorodova Ksenia Aleksandrovna 02/09/1982
97. Nayok Maxim Sergeevich 04/08/1988
98. Danilenko Nadezhda Eduardovna 04/18/1990
99. Fedorova Elena Vladimirovna 01/07/1975
100. Orleanskaya Irina Andreevna 01/20/1988
101. Orleansky Dmitry Sergeevich 11/27/1984
102. Rodina Elena Nikolaevna 11/01/1980
103. Sagdatullina Natalia Anatolyevna 03/05/1964
104. Sakerina Vlada Andreevna 09/11/1992
105. Sakerin Ilya Aleksandrovich 05/31/1990
106. Salakhbekov Daniyal Magomednabievich 05/16/2001
107. Salahbekova Diana Magomednabievna 03/31/2006
108. Movchanov Vladislav Igorevich 07/29/1984
109. Miller Timur Maratovich 03/22/1982
110. Maksimova Maria Vladimirovna 01/01/1974
111. Maksimov Alexander Dmitrievich 07.10.2000
112. Lapshina Vera Ivanovna 09/01/1946
113. Kurkaedova Irina Vyacheslavovna 10/27/1955
114. Krylova Svetlana Viktorovna 05/06/1985
115. Krotov Alexander Alekseevich 04/12/1979
116. Osipova Natalya Anatolyevna 02/21/1962
117. Panina * Alexandra Petrovna 03/30/1990
118. Panina Tatyana Leonidovna 12/30/1959
119. Pavlova Olga Aleksandrovna 09/24/1973
120. Kovaleva Irina Aleksandrovna 09/02/1967
121. Kononirova Elena Valerievna 01/16/1985
122. Mokievskaya Tatyana Vasilievna 05/23/1988
123. Moiseeva Elena Vladimirovna 04/18/1976
124. Moiseeva Alena Andreevna 08/22/2010
125. Ponomareva Nadezhda Vladimirovna 01/17/1974
126. Pryanikov Evgeny Andreevich 02/03/2004
127. Kurbatova Tatyana Vladimirovna 08/29/1967
128. Kulikova Yulia Vitalievna 01/16/1990
129. Pukhkaeva Elena Anatolyevna 04/26/1963
130. Krylova Kristina Mikhailovna 11/18/2005
131. Krylov Mikhail Yurievich 04.01. 1982
132. Kochkin Anton Yurievich 01/29/1967
133. Khmelevsky Dmitry Valerievich 07/10/1989
134. Saveliev Pavel Vladimirovich 07/06/1975
135. Yavsina Elizaveta Alexandrovna 08/12/1970
136. Illarionova Alexandra Ivanovna 08/14/1987
137. Schiller Daria Viktorovna 07/23/1983
138. Shikhina Ekaterina Valerievna 03/31/1990
139. Sheina Olga Aleksandrovna 05/10/1985
140. Sheina Anastasia Yurievna 03/07/2012
141. Shein Yuri Vyacheslavovich 04/01/1977
142. Sharova Irina Mikhailovna 07/22/1977
143. Sergeeva Sofia Petrovna 03/14/1953
144. Sergeev Gennady Alekseevich 11/03/1955
145. Sergeev Alexey Vladimirovich 03/19/1951
146. Timoshenko Andrey Nikolaevich 05/20/1975
147. Ivanova Iraida Aleksandrovna 05/22/1938
148. Ivanyuk Galina Vladimirovna 12/28/1957
149. Resurrection * Elvira Aleksandrovna 02/08/1987
150. Gavrikov Alexander Viktorovich 01/04/1980
151. Volzhenkova Anna Vladimirovna 05/02/1987
152. Vinnik Alexander Olegovich 02/06/2012
153. Skorodumova Lyudmila Yurievna 09/19/1953
154. Skorodumov Viktor Alexandrovich 08/11/1951
155. Shulginov Kirill Evgenievich 05/04/2012
156. Shulginov Evgeny Vladimirovich 02/08/1979
157. Vinnik Dmitry Olegovich 09/06/2013
158. Smirnova Vera Vasilievna 09/16/1941
159. Vinnik Mariana
160. Terekhina Galina Fedorovna 11/14/1959
161. Zhimalenkov Miron Sergeevich 07/27/2013
162. Zhimalenkova Elena Vladimirovna 02/16/1986
163. Tishinskaya Anna Andreevna 10/02/1988
164. Solovieva Tatyana Mikhailovna 06/10/1957
165. Sologubova Evgenia Aleksandrovna 01/12/1990
166. Sokolova Irina Sergeevna 05/20/1986
167. Vetlugin Alexander Arkadyevich 07/26/1980
168. Gaydamak Alina Nikolaevna 04/30/1988
169. Volkova Yulia Nikolaevna 04/28/1967
170. Volkov Nikolai Nikolaevich 12/12/1982
171. Volyanskaya Ekaterina Valentinovna 07/22/1992
172. Vishnev Artem Napolenovich 10/26/1988
173. Evgrafova Evgenia Andreevna 06/07/1988
174. Fedorkov Mikhail Andreevich 09/07/1988
176. Gerasina Yulia Borisovna 05/29/1973
177. Zhimalenkov Sergey Evgenievich 08/13/1983
178. Gaydamak Elena Vyacheslavovna 06/08/1965
179. Volkova Marina Vladimirovna 11/14/1965
180. Akimov Mikhail Evgenievich 05/30/1973
181. Amosov Andrey Vladimirovich 12/08/1964
182. Anikeeva Margarita Yakovleva 09/14/1949
183. Anisimov Viktor Anatolievich 05/07/1962
184. Pavel Vladimirovich Baglaev 12/12/1960
185. Butkevich Alexander Konstantinovich 08/27/1955
186. Danilova Natalia Sergeevna 08/24/1987
187. Prusakova Svetlana Nikolaevna 12/20/1957
188. Pyatochenko Nelya Vladimirovna 01/20/1963
189. Mnatsakanov Leonid Vartanovich 11/07/1975
190. Statskaya Anastasia Vasilievna 04/27/1992
191. Kantserova Valeria Valerievna 02/21/1983
192. Pilip Alexandra Fedorovna 01/21/1968
193. Pulyanov Roman Anatolyevich 11/13/1985
194. Dobritsa Rimma Askhatovna 08/07/1971
195. Dobrica Andrey Vladimirovich 02/18/1971
196. Sevryukova Victoria Alekseevna 01/22/1991
197. Jorgen Elena Vladimirovna 10/04/1971
198. Tikhomirova Anastasia Andreevna 06/03/1987
199. Brulo Maria Vyacheslavovna 01/28/1967
200. Home Elena Aleksandrovna 11/15/1990
201. Kirillova Olga Vladimovich
Tambov region (Tambov)
202. Klochkov Alexey Yurievich 07/01/1989
203. Klochkova Svetlana Sergeevna 01/25/1989
Tyumen region (Tyumen)
204. Tomina Elena Vladimirovna 09/01/1969
Krasnoyarsk region
205. Plowman Anna Mikhailovna 07/11/1990
Smolensk region
206. Buleva Julia Vyacheslavovna 07/15/1990
Altai Territory (Barnaul)
207. Maslennikova Yulia Yurievna 03/05/1988
Perm (VFD)
208. Cossack Lyubov Vasilievna 11/06/1957
Udmurt republic
209. Shishkina Maria Andreevna 09/21/1987
Republic of Belarus
210. Seredinsky Roman Anatolyevich 06/05/1987
Republic of Ukraine
211. Sachuk Vladimir Viktorovich 06/17/1989
212. Usatova Irina Vladimirovna 02/13/1972
213. Usatov Kirill 03/15/1999
214. Movchanova Lilia 06/14/1991
Location undefined
215. Vasilyeva Lilia
216. Grigorieva Natalia
217. Ulyanov Roman Anatolyevich
On October 31, 2015, the Russian Airbus A321 aircraft of Kogalymavia (Metrojet) operating flight 9268 Sharm el-Sheikh - St. Petersburg,.
On behalf of the President, the Russian government in connection with the disaster, headed by the Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov. The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) was under the leadership of the executive director of the committee, Viktor Sorochenko.
Cairo immediately after the disaster about the opportunity to take part in the investigation of the tragedy. A special commission of inquiry was created, in it: Russia, Egypt, France (the state of the aircraft developer), Germany (the state of the liner manufacturer) and Ireland (the state of registration). Ayman al-Muqaddam was appointed head of the commission to investigate the disaster.
On November 1, 2015, Egyptian Attorney General Nabil Ahmed Sadeq involved Russian specialists in the investigation into the causes of the crash with the Russian aircraft in the Sinai Peninsula.
A group of investigators and forensic experts from the central office of the Investigative Committee of Russia, in agreement with the competent authorities and together with representatives of the Republic of Egypt, in accordance with the norms of national and international law, participated in the inspection of the crash site in Egypt.
November 17, 2015 the head of the FSB of the Russian Federation Alexander Bortnikov during a meeting in the Kremlin on the results of the investigation into the causes of the crash Russian aircraft that, as a result of the examination of personal belongings, luggage and parts of a plane that crashed in Egypt, traces of a foreign-made explosive were found. He .
In turn, the Egyptian authorities urged not to rush to conclusions. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said that as part of a criminal investigation.
In March 2016, the International Commission for the Investigation of the Crash of the Russian Aircraft A321 that it received an official report from the Investigative Committee of Russia and handed it over to the Egyptian Prosecutor General's Office to complete legal procedures. The commission itself, despite the transfer of the case to the investigating authorities of the state security of the country, continued the technical examination of the wreckage of the liner.
In mid-April, Egypt's Attorney General Nabil Sadeq announced that the case of the Russian plane crash was transferred to the country's High Prosecutor's Office for State Security. The decision of the head of the supervisory agency, noted in the text of the statement, was made on the basis of data from the report of the Investigative Committee of Russia, "which indicates the suspicion of a criminal trace."
In June, CIA Director John Brennan, speaking in the US Senate, that US intelligence has evidence of involvement in the explosion on the Russian passenger plane A321 of the Egyptian group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which swore allegiance to the terrorist movement "Islamic State" banned in many countries (an organization banned in the Russian Federation), and on August 4, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced the liquidation of the leader of this terrorist group.
At the insistence of the Investigative Committee of Russia, an international commission of inquiry aviation accident. As a result of the work carried out, the fact of the impact of high-energy elements on the aircraft skin in the "inside-out" direction and "explosive decompression" in flight was established.
In October 2016, a commission of inquiry formed by the Egyptian Attorney General's Office sent twelve of the wreckage to the Alloys Science Laboratory for detailed examination.
Work to determine the causes of the crash. Until now, the parties have no understanding of what happened to the plane, how the explosive device got on board the plane, who carried it. Also, there are no identified suspects and their accomplices from among the employees of the airport.
Exactly one year ago, on October 31, 2015, there was the most massive air crash in Russia in terms of the number of victims. Then in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the aircraft A321 Russian airline"Kogalymavia". There were 217 passengers on board, including 24 children, and seven crew members. They all died. The Russian authorities recognized the incident as a terrorist attack, but the international investigation has not yet been completed.
On October 31, the A321 aircraft of the Russian airline Kogalymavia was operating a charter flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. The liner took off at 5:50 am and after 23 minutes disappeared from the radar. On the same day, Egyptian government search teams found the wreckage of a wrecked aircraft near the city of Nekhel in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. All 224 people on board were killed, including 219 Russians, four citizens of Ukraine and one native of Belarus.
Causes of the A321 crash
The international investigation, led by the Egyptian aviation authorities, has not yet been completed. It is attended by representatives of Russia, France, Germany, Ireland and the United States.
Shortly after the crash, the Western media began to report that a terrorist attack could have occurred on board the A321, citing their sources in the special services and officials. From these publications it followed that the authorities of the United States and Great Britain considered the version of the terrorist attack the most probable. However, Moscow publicly distanced itself from her for a long time, calling the version of the terrorist attack premature and urging them to wait for the official results of the investigation. And only on November 6, it was decided to suspend air traffic with Egypt until the causes of the A321 crash were clarified and the Russians who were there were evacuated.
Officially, the terrorist act of the FSB took place over Sinai only two and a half weeks after the disaster, on November 17th. According to the agency, an improvised explosive device went off in flight. Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Security Council to find the organizers of the crash "anywhere on the planet" and destroy them.
However, the Egyptian authorities, even after these statements, continued to insist that a technical malfunction was the most likely cause of the disaster. And only in February 2016, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi admitted that a terrorist attack had occurred on board the A321.
In September, the Kommersant newspaper, citing sources, reported that an international technical commission had established the exact location of the explosion on the plane. According to the publication, experts determined that the terrorists mined the compartment oversized baggage in the tail section of the plane, hiding an explosive device between baby carriages and wicker furniture carried by tourists.
Russia and the CIA believe that the explosion on board was organized by Wilayat Sinai (until 2014 - Ansar Beit al-Maqdis), a cell of the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) banned in Russia. The group claimed responsibility for the downing of the A321: On November 18, 2015, the Islamic State propaganda magazine Dabiq published a photo of an improvised explosive device made from a can of Schweppes soda. As stated in the article, it was this device that was powered on board the A321. In August 2016, the Egyptian military about the assassination of the leader of Wilayat Sinai, Abu Duaa al-Ansari, who is suspected of organizing a terrorist attack.
Scandalous case
Relatives of those killed in the disaster have repeatedly complained about the progress of the investigation and the process of paying compensation. In December, lawyer Igor Trunov, on behalf of 35 relatives, filed a complaint with the Basmanny Court against the inaction of the head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin. According to the lawyer, it was expressed in the fact that the UK ignored two appeals from relatives. In one of them, they asked to be informed of the number of the criminal case, to recognize them as victims and to acquaint them with the materials of the investigation. Another complaint concerned Ingosstrakh. The appeal alleged that the company fraudulently obtains applications from relatives of the victims that limit their right to apply to the courts in order to obtain compensation. Ingosstrakh itself categorically denied these accusations. And the lawsuit against Bastrykin was rejected.
Consequences
After the crash of the Kogalymavia plane, Russia suspended flights with Egypt, and tour operators were banned from working in this direction. All year they waited for the resumption of communication with the country, which for many years was one of the main resort destinations for Russians. According to the latest data, this can happen no earlier than December-January.
To resume flights, the Egyptian side must fulfill a number of airport security requirements (a complete list has not been officially published). During the year, Russia repeatedly sent its specialists to Egypt for checks at the airports of Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada, but every time there were violations. According to the sources of the Al-Watan newspaper quoted by TASS, "a number of Russian structures refuse to discuss the issue of resuming air traffic with Egypt until the results of the official investigation appear."
With the closure of air traffic, Egypt suffered significant losses. From the collapse of tourism - one of the key industries for the country (more than 11% of GDP until November 2015) - the budget of Egypt, according to Reuters, lost more than three billion dollars.
The crash of the Russian Airbus and the subsequent cessation of flights to the Arab Republic led to problems for Kogalymavia itself and its associated tour operator Brisco, which was the customer of flight 9268. Since the spring of 2015, the case of declaring the carrier bankrupt has been dragging on, the next meeting will be held on November 10. In March, the Federal Air Transport Agency limited the operator's certificate to Kogalymavia and deprived it of permits for 13 international destinations.
The tour operator Brisco, the organizer of the flight, suspended work on August 2 until it pays off debts to customers and agencies. As reported on the Brisco website, after the closure of flights to Egypt and Turkey, the company suffered "colossal financial and economic losses."
A motley crowd of tourists, bright undersea world, attracting divers from all over the world - all this attracts travelers. The Russians were eager to go there, as if they were going to a second dacha: at least a week to rest from work and fry in the sun. Whole families flew until the plane crash in Egypt on October 31, 2015 forced the whole country to shudder.
Tragic incident
Tourist group of the company "Briscoe" was returning charter flight from Sharm El Sheikh to Saint Petersburg. Despite the early morning (departure at 5.50 local time), the passengers were in a great mood. They posted pictures of a successful holiday on social networks. It was Saturday, and on Monday, many had to plunge into someone waiting for work, someone - study.
Airliner Airbus A321-231 EI-ETJ, which arrived from Samara, took on board 217 passengers. They and seven crew members by 12 o'clock in the afternoon were to be in northern capital, where many relatives and friends were waiting at the airport. Having gained a predetermined altitude of 9400 meters in 23 minutes, at a speed of 520 km / h, the aircraft suddenly disappeared from the radar. At 6:15 a.m. (7:15 a.m. Moscow time), the plane crashed near the Sinai Peninsula near El Arish Airport, the hottest point in Egypt, where al-Qaeda Islamists opposed government forces.
Versions of the tragedy
Those meeting flight 9268 at Pulkovo Airport were anxiously watching the board, which displayed the information: "Arrival delayed." And by evening, the whole country already knew that the wreckage of the aircraft that had disappeared from the radar had been discovered by the Egyptian authorities. Scattered over a distance of 13 kilometers, with a detached tail, they were shown on television, which caused many versions of experts about the possible causes of the disaster. Three were considered the most reliable:
- Technical problems associated with either engine failure or metal fatigue. In the tail section, traces of plating repair were found after an aircraft touched the asphalt when landing at Cairo airport in 2001. The resulting microcrack could cause the destruction of the aircraft with a climb.
- The plane crash in Egypt is the crew's mistakes.
- Terrorist act.
At the site of the tragedy, an IAC commission headed by Egyptian representative Ayman al-Mukkadam began to work. It included representatives of Russia, France, Germany, the USA and Ireland. After studying the evidence and deciphering, the first two versions were declared invalid.
Aircraft
A321 crash over Sinai Peninsula became the largest in the history of Egypt and modern Russia. The airbus belonged to the Kogalymavia company, which was subjected to a thorough check. It was found that after emergency In 2001, the aircraft was repaired in France at the manufacturing plant, after which all the necessary tests were carried out. For 18 years of operation, the liner flew less than 50% of its resource (57428 hours) and was in good condition. This is evidenced by weekly technical checks, the last of which was carried out on 10/26/2015. The flight recorders did not detect a malfunction in the systems. Until the 23rd minute, the flight went quite normally.
Crew
The forty-eight-year-old crew commander Valery Nemov is a graduate of the SVAAULSh (Stavropol Military School). He is one of the few who in the difficult 90s retrained to fly Airbuses since 2008, having 12,000 flight hours, which testifies to his colossal experience. The co-pilot also came from military aviation, being a veteran of the Chechen campaign. After retiring, Sergei Trukhachev retrained on the A321, having been trained in the Czech Republic. I flew them for over 2 years. The total flight time was 6 thousand hours. Both pilots were in good standing with their airline. Nemov was even prematurely called back from vacation to be sent on the infamous Flight 9268.
Official version
Two weeks after the tragedy, the version of the terrorist attack was officially voiced by the head of the FSB during a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation. In support of his words, he cited the following evidence:
- American satellites recorded thermal flash over Sinai during the crash, which indicates an explosion on board the aircraft.
- A fragment of the fuselage has a hole with a diameter of about one meter. Its edges are curved outward. This indicates that the source of the explosion was inside.
- When deciphering the recorder, fixing the negotiations, before interrupting the recording, extraneous noise is heard, the nature of which can be attributed to a blast wave.
- The plane crash in Egypt caused a great public outcry. After a while, they not only recognized responsibility for the terrorist attack, but also posted a photo of an improvised explosive device (IED) on the pages of Dabig magazine.
- Some of the victims were found to have injuries indicating death from the consequences of the explosion (burns, tissue ruptures).
- In fragments of fragments, luggage and on the body of the victims, traces of explosives were found - molecules of TNT.
The power of the explosion was estimated at 1 kilogram. The alleged location of the IED is the tail section of the aircraft. For the blast wave moved forward, but the fracture of the fuselage prevented its further advancement.
Plane crash in Egypt: who is to blame?
After the appearance of the Russian version, it became known that 17 employees were detained at the Egyptian airport. The main question was one: "How did the IEDs get on board the liner?" The FSB began to study the biographies of 34 passengers (11 men and 23 women) who had TNT molecules on their bodies. But official Egypt soon declared that there was no evidence for an unequivocal assertion of a terrorist attack on board the aircraft. None of the employees were actually arrested. The Russian authorities have announced a $50 million reward for any information about the terrorists.
Only in February 2016 did the President of Egypt officially acknowledge the attack. It was found that the bomb was made from plastite used to create live ammunition. It is powered by clockwork. The plane crash in Egypt on October 31, 2015 showed that the security system at the airport does not meet international standards. The IED could have gotten on board with the food company through employees with access to the runway, as well as through hand luggage during baggage check. The latest data is that it was in the cabin in the immediate vicinity of place 31A. All these facts led to the ban on the sale of holiday tours in Egypt.
Flight passengers
EI-ETJ - the last digits of the Airbus number. According to them, the aviators called the board among themselves "Juliet", affectionately - "Julia". On that tragic morning, she broke three aviation marriages and killed a young steward who replaced a colleague who quit due to a bad dream. She also claimed the lives of 217 passengers, 25 of whom were children. Those killed in a plane crash in Egypt are entire families, dozens of ruined love stories, babies who are never destined to become adults. Ten-month-old Darina Gromova flew on this flight with her parents. Her mother posted a picture of her social network before departure. The girl stands at the airport facing the runway, and below the signature: “ Main Passenger". This picture has become a symbol of a tragic flight from which no one managed to return.
Almost all passengers are Russians, 4 people are citizens of Ukraine, 1 - Belarus. The majority are residents of St. Petersburg, although there are also representatives of other regions: Pskov, Novgorod, Ulyanovsk. Those killed in a plane crash in Egypt are people of various professions. Even while relatives were engaged in the identification of bodies, caring people formed a collective portrait of passengers, bit by bit collecting information about them. A wonderful gallery was created, where there were many good words about each.
Almost a year later
On July 31, Moscow and St. Petersburg held a rally in memory of those killed over Sinai. Nine months have passed: many relatives received compensation, identified and buried their loved ones, but the pain did not subside. On August 5, 2016, it was reported that forty-five militants led by Abu Dua al-Ansari, who was responsible for the plane crash in Egypt, were killed during a military operation near El Arish. I really want to believe that this will never happen again!
