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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 2019 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tangestan area, Bushehr provence -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Iranian fighter jet crashed after a technical malfunction. Both pilots ejected safely.
Sources:
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/08/04/the-latest-iranian-fighter-jet-crashes-near-persian-gulf/
http://iranpress.com/en/iran-i137267
Media:
Wreckage of the #Iran F-4E Phantom-II jet fighter which crashed today near Bushehr, Iran. pic.twitter.com/cS6OF1jQ72
— aviation-fails (@aviation07fails) August 4, 2019
Aircraft wreck is an Iranian F-4 Phantom. The F-4 is on it's side in the water. pic.twitter.com/1EMNbTm8TV
— TJ (@te3ej) August 4, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2019 20:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Aug-2019 21:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 05-Aug-2019 08:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 05-Aug-2019 08:24 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Aug-2019 12:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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