View Full Version : IRIAF IL-76MD crash caught on video . . .
bizjets101
13th Apr 2011, 01:35
5-8208 IL-76MD Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF (ex Iraqi aircraft)
Accident occurred September 22/2009 near Tehran - reported an engine fire and was preparing for an emergency landing - when the 'dome' detached - striking the tail and sending the aircraft out of control.
Video just posted;
LiveLeak.com - Iranian IL-76MD AWACS Crash
The video and title don't match.
Regie Mental
13th Apr 2011, 07:55
Yes they do
Tourist
13th Apr 2011, 07:56
yes they do, keep watching
Sorry, my mistake, just a bit more myopic than usual this morning.
Pontius Navigator
13th Apr 2011, 08:31
Interesting that it leaked to youtube too. Wonder when it got out.
Evanelpus
13th Apr 2011, 08:33
Won't show for me.
Hamish 123
13th Apr 2011, 11:13
Somewhat surprised that the Iranians still have F4s which work . . . .
TEEEJ
13th Apr 2011, 12:46
Tragic accident. This is the aircraft in the video. An ex-Iraqi airborne early warning example flown to Iran in 1991.
Photo Search Results | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=5-8208)
TJ
LookingNorth
13th Apr 2011, 13:02
Are accidents tragic when they happen to the bad guys?
TEEEJ
13th Apr 2011, 13:12
Hamish,
The Iranians still maintain a large number of US types. Parts have been sourced on the black market for years although the vast majority will have been reverse engineered. The Iranians have been working on a variant of the F-5 that they intend to put into production.
Recent images of Iranian Phantoms.
Photos: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-4E/1611565/L/)
Photos: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-4E/1663533/L/)
Photos: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-4E/1691598/L/)
Photos: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-4E/1819350/L/)
Scroll through the various pages for more images.
Iranian Air Force
Photo Search Results | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Iran%20-%20Air%20Force&distinct_entry=true)
Iranian Navy
Photo Search Results | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Iran%20-%20Navy&distinct_entry=true)
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Air Force.
Photo Search Results | Airliners.net (http://origin-www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Iran%20-%20Revolutionary%20Guard%20Air%20Force&distinct_entry=true)
TJ
whowhenwhy
13th Apr 2011, 15:56
Looking North, yes I would suggest that accidents that happen to the bad guys are indeed worthy of our sympathy. It's the regime that's the issue, not necessarily the individuals within it.
Thelma Viaduct
13th Apr 2011, 21:48
It must have been frightening for the crew that, RIP.
racedo
13th Apr 2011, 22:40
Looking North, yes I would suggest that accidents that happen to the bad guys are indeed worthy of our sympathy. It's the regime that's the issue, not necessarily the individuals within it.
Well put as they serving their country where no doubt they lied to by politicians ............... why does that sound so familiar.
27 years ago the idea of RAF pilots having a beer with Argentinian pilots was laughable
70 years ago the idea of RAF pilots having a beer with Luftwaffe pilots was laughable
200 years ago the idea of UK and US forces having a beer together and fighting together was laughable............course the idea that people would be in the air was laughable
sisemen
14th Apr 2011, 06:27
27 years ago the idea of RAF pilots having a beer with Argentinian pilots was laughable
30 years ago it wasn't. In fact the cadets at the RAF College competed for the Argentinian Air Force Sword.
Blacksheep
14th Apr 2011, 06:54
70 years ago the idea of RAF pilots having a beer with Luftwaffe pilots was laughable34 years ago I was standing outside the hangar at Northolt with Joe Kmiecik, admiring the sunset. "Look at those bastards!" said Joe, pointing at the two Luftwaffe aircraft parked on Southside, "What was it all about, eh?" And he mounted his Honda C50 and rode off to the mess, where presumably he'd run into the crews.
racedo
14th Apr 2011, 12:07
30 years ago it wasn't. In fact the cadets at the RAF College competed for the Argentinian Air Force Sword.
Its almost Orwellian when you think Allies today, enemies tomorrow........then again Iranian air force allies 33 years ago, now who knows......
hanoijane
14th Apr 2011, 13:40
Who cares where they're from. Dying that way is just horrid.
LookingNorth
14th Apr 2011, 20:00
What about a Libyan tank crew suffering a bad road accident and getting killed? Tragic?
Getting killed 30 seconds before an RAF bomb lands on them? Still tragic?
Let's face it one more AEW asset removed from the IRIAF inventory just makes the next big Gulf scrap an easier job. No crocodile tears being shed here.
tonker
14th Apr 2011, 20:16
Iran has some of the prettiest girls and best grub I have ever had. The sooner peace breaks out so I can gourge upon both the better. Peace
Thomas coupling
15th Apr 2011, 08:21
Mmm thanks for that Tonker, what a well adjusted person you are:yuk:
ian16th
15th Apr 2011, 11:48
The 3 Canberra Sqdns at Akrotiri in 1963 were assigned to CENTO, at the time Iran was a member of CENTO and I ventured through Tehran on my way to a detachment to Pakistan, another CENTO member!
Happy Daze.