Army's F-5 Fighter Jet Crashes in Southern Iran, Pilot Killed

An Iranian Air Force F-5 fighter jet crashed in the Southern province of Khuzestan on Sunday afternoon, killing the pilot.

News ID: 72012

Date: 26 August 2018 - 16:38

TEHRAN (Defapress)- "The fighter jet crashed in Dezfoul (a city in Khuzestan province) and Colonel (Manouchehr) Fattahi, the pilot, was martyred," Commander of Dezfoul's Law Enforcement Police Ali Elhami told FNA.
He added that further details will be released after investigations into the cause of the incident.

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