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A silver and yellow plane flies through a large cloud of black smoke, then a blue and grey Soviet-era fighter plane with red stars and the number 23 on its side banks sharply. The plane is shown from multiple angles as it maneuvers, then it is hit and explodes in mid-air, breaking apart as debris and a parachute fall. The sequence ends with a close-up of a hand gripping a control stick. The setting is a cloudy sky during an aerial battle.