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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2018 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5F Tiger II |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dezful, Khuzestan province -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| OIAD |
The Iranian military fighter plane crashed after a technical malfunction. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/137130/Iranian-F5-fighter-jet-crashes-in-Dezful
https://en.muraselon.com/2018/08/iranian-f-5-fighter-crashes-pilot-killed/
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/1033654384687820800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1033654384687820800&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefault%26f%3Dlostarmour%26t_u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flostarmour.info%252Faflosses%252F%26t_d%3DLost%2520Armour%2520%257C%2520%25D0%259F%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B9%2520%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B0%25D1%2586%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8%2520%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%2520%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B8%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%2520%257C%2520The%2520world%2527s%2520air%2520forces%2520losses%26t_t%3DLost%2520Armour%2520%257C%2520%25D0%259F%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B9%2520%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B0%25D1%2586%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8%2520%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%2520%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B8%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%2520%257C%2520The%2520world%2527s%2520air%2520forces%2520losses%26s_o%3Ddefault%23version%3D0733b839addb88509bf472ac596c7c67
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2018 11:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Aug-2018 16:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 26-Aug-2018 16:05 | sinfu2a | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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