Both Pilots Survive After Jet Crash in Isfahan

Date: 18 June 2022 - 21:49

News ID: ۱۰۳۸۳۲

TEHRAN— An Iranian fighter plane crashed near the central city of Isfahan on Saturday after its engine failed, but both pilots survived, IRNA news agency said.

The pilots were taken to a local hospital, it said, adding there was a technical failure in the engine of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat that led to the crash. Iran’s air force has an assortment of U.S.-made military aircraft purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the Tomcat F-14 is American-made. It also has Russian-made MiG and Sukhoi planes.