Iranian F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday, causing injury to one of its crew members, media in I mentioned the Islamic Republic.
He added, “The plane experienced a technical malfunction… the pilot and his co-pilot landed with “Umbrellas”, the ministry’s spokesperson said for The military in Isfahan province where crash Event.
The pilot and his co-pilot were injured.. They were immediately taken to hospital for Tasnim quoted him as saying, news By proxy adding that the plane was destroyed.
It was second Such an accident in Isfahan Province in Less than a month after two months air force Crew members were killed when their F-7 training plane crashed down.
The air force in sanctions-hit Iran has suffered many accidents in Last few years, with Officials complain of Difficulties in Obtaining spare parts to maintain its aging fleet in The air.
In February, an Iranian F-5 plane crashed in residential area of North West city of Tabriz, killing three people Including its two-person crew.
On that date, Iran mostly had Russian MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft back to the Soviet era, as well as some Chinese aircraft, including the F-7, the French Mirage, and the American F-4 and F-5 fighter jets.
The Islamic Republic has 80 F-14 Tomcats serviced in US Navy from 1972 until 2006 when it was withdrawn.
Tehran continued use them because of US sanctions against Iran in The aftermath of The Islamic Revolution of 1979 prevented it from buying more Modern western aircraft.
Iranian F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday, causing injury to one of its crew members, media in I mentioned the Islamic Republic.
He added, “The plane experienced a technical malfunction… the pilot and his co-pilot landed with “Umbrellas”, the ministry’s spokesperson said for The military in Isfahan province where crash Event.
The pilot and his co-pilot were injured.. They were immediately taken to hospital for Tasnim quoted him as saying, news By proxy adding that the plane was destroyed.
It was second Such an accident in Isfahan Province in Less than a month after two months air force Crew members were killed when their F-7 training plane crashed down.
The air force in sanctions-hit Iran has suffered many accidents in Last few years, with Officials complain of Difficulties in Obtaining spare parts to maintain its aging fleet in The air.
In February, an Iranian F-5 plane crashed in residential area of North West city of Tabriz, killing three people Including its two-person crew.
On that date, Iran mostly had Russian MiG and Sukhoi combat aircraft back to the Soviet era, as well as some Chinese aircraft, including the F-7, the French Mirage, and the American F-4 and F-5 fighter jets.
The Islamic Republic has 80 F-14 Tomcats serviced in US Navy from 1972 until 2006 when it was withdrawn.
Tehran continued use them because of US sanctions against Iran in The aftermath of The Islamic Revolution of 1979 prevented it from buying more Modern western aircraft.