F-14 Tomcat Iran's Air Force crashed in the province of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf coast region, Iran, Thursday (1/26/2012) morning. Two pilots were killed when US-made plane that crashed minutes after takeoff.
"The pilot and copilot F-14 aircraft that crashed this morning had (died) as a martyr," said officials of Bushehr Province, Jafar Pourkabgani, told Fars news agency. According to Jafar, the plane crashed due to "technical failure" and the investigation is still underway to find the exact cause of the crash.
Iran still operates a fleet of Tomcat aircraft purchased from the United States in the era of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's pro-West before the Iranian Revolution occurred in 1979. F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine aircraft and tandem seater, which was the backbone of the U.S. Navy air forces operating from aircraft carriers.
In the world of pop, the aircraft was popularized through the movie Top Gun (1986), starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Kelly McGillis.
Economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program has seriously affected the state's ability to care for the fighter fleet. According to news agency AFP, in the last decade, a series of serious air accident in Iran has led to more than 900 people were killed.
"The pilot and copilot F-14 aircraft that crashed this morning had (died) as a martyr," said officials of Bushehr Province, Jafar Pourkabgani, told Fars news agency. According to Jafar, the plane crashed due to "technical failure" and the investigation is still underway to find the exact cause of the crash.
Iran still operates a fleet of Tomcat aircraft purchased from the United States in the era of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's pro-West before the Iranian Revolution occurred in 1979. F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine aircraft and tandem seater, which was the backbone of the U.S. Navy air forces operating from aircraft carriers.
In the world of pop, the aircraft was popularized through the movie Top Gun (1986), starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and Kelly McGillis.
Economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program has seriously affected the state's ability to care for the fighter fleet. According to news agency AFP, in the last decade, a series of serious air accident in Iran has led to more than 900 people were killed.
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