"Shocking moment Russian 'Backfire' bomber splits in two and explodes into a fireball after landing heavily in a blizzard killing three of its crew
- The Tupolev Tu-22M3 - known as a Backfire by Nato - was on a training mission in Murmansk, north of the Arctic Circle on January 22
- The aircraft, carrying a crew of four, attempted to land on the runway in the middle of a heavy blizzard
- The jet breaks its back after slamming into the ground sending the cockpit crashing into the runway
- Moments later the nuclear-capable supersonic jet explodes into a fireball killing three of those on board
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