IRIAF F-5F Tiger II Fighter Jet Crashes Near Dezful Killing Both Pilots

IRIAF F-5F Tiger II Fighter Jet Crashes Near Dezful Killing Both Pilots
IRIAF Northrop F-5E Tiger II – Credits: Khashayar Talebzadeh

An IRIAF Northrop F-5F Tiger II fighter jet crashed upon takeoff after a technical malfunction near Dezful. Both pilots died in the crash.

The report said the incident happened in the country’s southwest, in the city of Dezful, 444 kilometers (270 miles) from the capital, Tehran and near the border with Iraq.

The report said an investigation was underway as to what had caused the malfunction of the Iranian air force’s F-5 fighter jet.

The TV said it happened before takeoff. It did not elaborate.

The report, citing an informed source, identified the pilots as Kianoush Basati and Hossein Nami, without providing their rank. Authorities were investigating, it said.

Iran’s air force has an assortment of U.S.-made military aircraft purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

It also has Russian-made MiG and Sukhoi planes.

Decades of Western sanctions have made it hard to maintain the aging fleet.

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