TEHRAN — An F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while
on a mission in central
Iran, causing injuries to its two crew members, media
in the Islamic republic reported.
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“The fighter jet
suffered a technical fault... and the pilot and co-pilot landed with
parachutes,” said Rassoul Motamedi, spokesman for the military in Isfahan
province where the crash occurred.
“The pilot and
co-pilot were injured... and were immediately taken to hospital for treatment,”
he was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency, adding that the plane was
destroyed.
It was the
second such incident in
Isfahan province in less than a month, after two air
force crewmen were killed when their F-7 training aircraft went down.
The air force in
sanctions-hit Iran has suffered several crashes in recent years, with officials
complaining of difficulties in acquiring spare parts to keep its ageing fleet
in the air.
In February, an
Iranian F-5 jet crashed in a residential area of the northwestern city of
Tabriz, killing three people including its two-man crew.
Iran has mostly
Russian MiG and Sukhoi fighter jets that date back to the Soviet era, as well
as some Chinese aircraft, including the F-7, French Mirage jets, and American
F-4 and F-5 fighter planes.
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