Watch my exclusive video about the Soviet "Ghost Plane" Incident: https://nebula.tv/videos/paperskies-when-the-soviet-an12-flew-with-an-unconscious-crew Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription : https://go.nebula.tv/paperskies Watch More Paper Skies Videos & Support The Channel: https://nebula.tv/paperskies Support NEW EPISODES on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaperSkies 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. 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. Click to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmEz-Q8w4meSGoQdd-cQBw All content on Paper Skies is presented in historical context for educational purposes. Select imagery/video supplied by: Getty Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/ AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/ Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ 3D model "Tu104" by manilov.ap CC BY 4.0 https://skfb.ly/YZLY #aviation #history #skies