Recently released video of a terrifying crash that occurred on September 22, 2010 of an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) AWACs-modified Ilyushin Il-76 taken by the boom operator of an IRIAF Boeing 707 tanker. The
Simorgh, formerly an Iraqi Air Force
Adnan, collided with an IRIAF Northrop F-5E Tiger II in mid-air during a display commemorating the Iran-Irag War. Both planes crashed with the loss of seven crew members.
More information can be found here at
DefenseNews:
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4289949&c=AIR&s=MID
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