Iran has mostly Soviet MiG and Sukhoi fighter jets dating back to the Soviet era. (Representative)
Tehran:
Two Iranian Air Force pilots were killed when their F-8 training plane crashed in the southern province of Isfahan on Tuesday, state broadcasters said.
“Two pilots were killed in a plane crash in Anark district this morning,” the broadcaster’s website said.
The deputy governor of the province, Mohammad-Reza Janesari, told the official IRNA news agency that the warplane was on a training mission when it crashed.
He also said that the cause of the incident has been investigated.
Iran’s air force has suffered a number of accidents in recent years. Officials have complained of difficulties in acquiring spare parts to keep its aging fleet in the air.
In February, an Iranian F-5 jet crashed into a residential area in the northwestern city of Tabriz, killing three people, including a two-member crew.
Iran has mostly Russian MiG and Sukhoi fighter jets from the Soviet era, as well as some Chinese aircraft, including the F-7.
Some American F-4 and F-5 fighter jets from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution are also part of its fleet.
(Except for the title, this story was not edited by NDTV staff and was published from a syndicated feed.)
