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Newly Posted Video Shows Stunning Moment Iranian Military Jet Goes Down in Flames

Jun. 6, 2011 6:25am Scott Baker

A previously-unseen video posted on YouTube apparently shows the 2009 crash of an Iranian military jet outside Tehran in 2009.

The accident in which the Ilyushin IL-76MD went down in flames occurred following a military air show and parade on September 22, 2009.

The video was taken by the crew of a C-130 that was recording an F-4 Phantom II. Off in the distance, the Iranian plane can be seen tumbling to Earth and crashing in a giant fireball.

Daily Mail: Seven people were killed in the crash, which is believed to have taken place at a 2009 military air parade over Iran when the IL-76 collided with a HESA Saeqeh fighter jet escort.

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teddrunk
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:25am
Want to see a wreck? Stage an air show..

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sbenard
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:22am
I just read this a few minutes ago:
Rand Corp report says Iran just 8 weeks away from first nuke:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4078778,00.html

This will be a world-altering event!

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flsnipe
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:17am
One less for the Israel’s to shoot down!

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boogeo
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:53am
Maybe they can fix the jet with spare parts that St. Ronald Reagan sold the Iranians back in his day.

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- Socialism_Is_The_New_Black
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:40am
  We clearly backed Iraq during the 80′s. So you are saying we backed both Iraq and Iran?
  
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- boogeo
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:51pm
  Socialism_Is_The_New_Black ,Yes look it up. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo.[2] Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the Reagan administration had been prohibited by Congress. Thanks to Wikipedia.
  
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- Border Gator
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:55pm
  The hostages were released just minutes after the new American president Ronald Reagan was sworn in. So you are wrong there. Thanks wikahhhpediahhhhhhh.
  
  Obama is going to help fund 40 Billion to the Islamic brotherhood. Boland would be ok with that I am sure. Thanks liberal lunitics.
  
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- boogeo
  Posted on June 7, 2011 at 9:25am
  Border Gator. Reagan sowed the seeds for the trouble we are having in the middle east now. Who gave weapons and money to the so called Afghan freedom fighters who are now killing our brave soldiers? I am not a liberal,I just don’t put blinders on and follow the crowd.
  
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oldchevyguy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:43am
Stick to camels.

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TwoLazy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:39am
I have no sympathy for this guy, he was told “No Smoking” at or above Mach I

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Rached Madcow SHOW
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:37am
I’m gonna miss Ali Hakbaar. I’ve been to a lot of 7-11 stores and nobody maintained a Slurpee machine like he did.

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lesmcfalls
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:21am
They don’t need newer airplanes to do damage. Brand new ballistic missiles will do just fine thank you.

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screamineagle
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:19am
Well, another one goes off to meet his “666″ virgins

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Edward
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:19am
Glad too hear **** is a universal word. It always amused me that all languages know english curse words.

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mwhaley
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:10am
Made in CHINA.

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- Doug in Seattle
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:29am
  More likely made in Pakistan. We do sell spare parts for these aircraft to the Pakis.
  
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- flasho
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:33am
  The IL-76 is Russian made.
  
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Ialmostforgot
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:05am
So thats what it looks like when they just fall from the sky.
It looks like they lost their tail.
I wonder if a suicide bomber was practicing near the tail section.

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StevenL1955
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:55am
BREAKING NEWS:

OBAMA Takes credit for Iranian plane going down, will use this to get re-elected

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shipwreckkelley
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:43am
These sand monkees are flying 50 year old phantoms & want to spark a war with the Israelis or us?

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- GI_Jungle
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:54am
  We fly 50 year old aircraft, difference is we have better maintenance practices
  
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zypldot
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:30am
I am no military expert, I have a question … what is a F4 Phantom and a C-130 refueling tanker doing flying over Tehran (in 2009). What country did the US sell F4s and C-130s to (presumably ‘friends’) that would participate in an Iranian air show?

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- jimmythebullet
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:41am
  it does make one wonder.
  
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- zxjim
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:48am
  It takes very little research to discover that it was the United States that sold them these aircraft in the 1970′s while the Shah was still in power. They also have a squadron of F-14A’s that are fortunately grounded for a lack of spare parts. If they had held off the revolution for a little longer, they would have gotten four missile destroyers that ended up in the US Navy when the Shah was deposed (Kidd-class). When your chief bribe to questionable governments is military equipment, some of it is likely to end up in unfriendly hands.
  
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bluzrider
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:23am
The only thing wrong with this video is that iamanutjob was not in the jet.

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Eliasim
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:17am
The Iranian plane went down (according to the article) outside Tehran, Iran at a 2009 airshow. I think what we are supposed to be getting from the video is the C-130, and F-4 phantom which are American made planes. Maybe, why are they there?

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- Eliasim
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:19am
  Incidentally, F-4 phantoms are still very good jet-fighters.
  
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- SgtB
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:03am
  My point also, why are there American made military aircraft in the hands of the Iranians? Unless they belonged to Israel or Egypt (I doubt Iran would want either country to fly over their land) we need to look into this immediately. Stop selling our military aircraft to foreign nations, instead we should sell them to US citizens and keep them here.
  
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- skypilot77
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:46am
  The Iranians had American aircraft before the jihadist takeover. These would not be recent sale of planes to them.
  
  Unless Oliver North had worked some other unknown deal back in the 1980′s ;)
  
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heavyduty
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:12am
This is just one more reason why they don’t need to fool with nukes.

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teddrunk
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:04am
All the pilot of the burning craft did was push in the cigarette lighter.

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starman70
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:00am
Horrible. Did the pilot eject? No matter what nationality, respect for fellow pilots has, ever since WW1, been the norm. Yes, this pilot represents a reprehensible regiem but he is still a pilot.

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- zxjim
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:43am
  The IL-76 is a cargo plane. In both the US and Russia, cargo planes are not equipped with ejection seats. Standard crew of the IL-76 is seven, so if only the pilot could eject the other six people might be a little upset as there’s a chance it’s his fault they were crashing to begin with.
  
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- ManThong
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:45am
  Probably no ejection seat(s). It’s a big airplane.
  
  You can park a couple of busses inside it.
  
  But if those were card carrying do-what-the-regime-says muslims, then they are an imminent danger and deserve to go to alla ASAP.
  
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- hannible
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:15am
  thats only pilots who have that respect for each other. the reason behind that is, dog fights arnt to the death, just until 1 plane cant stay in the air. But for the rest of us it is to the death, so we could really care less if they die or not because thats 1 less guy shooting at us either from land, air or sea.
  
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- brntout
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:18am
  It’s an F-4.Remember the pilot’s adage ” Martin Baker Meet Your Maker”?
  
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- Bloody Sam
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:27am
  The IL-76 is essentially a cargo aircraft, thought it does have a role as an advanced warning and air control (radar) platform. They are not equipped with any kind of ejection seats.
  
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- brntout
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:37pm
  I don’t know if he did but i remember the pilots of F-4″ coining the phrase because of it’s unreliability “Martin-Baker Meet Your Maker”
  
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- BrianBDB
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:31pm
  Chances are, the only ones to get out were the ones who fell out when the back of the aircraft broke off.
  
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- nomark
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:55pm
  Respect for the pilot? I’d say he was “flying” about as well as a rock thrown by a 4 year old. If that’s their idea of piloting, Israel could send up a unarmed drone and it’s be like watching a meteor shower.
  
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kestrel27
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:50am
Man, Those Israeli’s are good. Not even there an they caused the crash or maybe it was the great satan that they keep blaming for everything wrong in the world.. Notice folks, the plane flying directly behind the open tailgate is an American made F-4 Phantom. Yea, I know it’s obsolete, but it just shows what hypocrits they are just like American Liberals. They hate America, but they sure like using our stuff.

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- integrican
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:32am
  Hee hee hee! They are licking up our crumbs. The F-4 Phantom was a nice ride back in the day.
  
  F-4 Phantom vs. F-16, F-18, F-22s will be like bats in a room full of moths!!!!
  
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- brntout
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:18pm
  @ANTIGRICAN . I was the first class of avionics through on the F-16 and had to work on the final-F-4s stationed at Hill AFB in Utah.Standard procedure (because it was still tube,as in t.v. tube)technology was to pull the unit and slam against the ground to reset the tubes then reinstall and ops ck it.Weird but true.
  
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Bushie
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:49am
The only thing those people know how to drive is a camel.

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- SHOOTnCRASH
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:05am
  weak.
  
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Infidel and Proud
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:49am
If they are flying such obsolete aircraft, and STILL cant keep them airborne, imagine how short the fuse would be when they try to make a nuke go off !

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Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:48am
Those poor bastards.

Experiencing being burned alive, excrusiating g-forces, followed by a sudden stop. What a horrible way to die.

That has got to be worth at least 50 virgins.

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- Bill me later
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:08pm
  No worse than abortion Dude
  
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USAqh
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:38am
Ouch … one down, how many to go? I’m sure they blamed it on the Israeli’s…..

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- GIDEON612
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:42am
  why else would it come out now.
  
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- ISeeDanger.com
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:05am
  That’s a shame… Yawn…
  
  http://www.ISeeDanger.com
  
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- GODSAMERICA
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:33am
  KABOOM and another one bites the dust.
  
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- TomFerrari
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:02am
  I’m impressed they were able to fly a plane!
  
  errr…
  
  Maybe they CAN’T… maybe that was the problem!
  
  LOL
  
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- Oahujack
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:06am
  Does anyone wonder how the plane in the foreground, a McDonnell Douglas F4 Fantom, a plane sold to Iran in the 1970′s, is still flying with the Iranian Air Force? There has been a ban on the sale of parts to Iran for this plane since 1979.
  
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- GBMBulletsSKNRD
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:09am
  BOOM, Winning. Charlie Sheen is in the same boat.
  
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- dave928
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:25am
  I saw this video a couple of months ago.. NOT on YouTube though..
  
  @Oahujack, yes, it’s an F-4 but reverse engineering parts for one isn’t that difficult I’d say the Iranians got a LOT more spare parts for them than the F-14s they got from us right before the 1979 Revolution.
  
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- Miami
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:51am
  No not that button…….
  
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- HillBillySam1
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:09am
  Snoopy 1 : Iranian Air Force 0……
  
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- Bum thrower
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:52am
  I am really surprised that they have an F-4 and C-130 still operational. After all, there has been an embargo since 1979.
  
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- SHOOTnCRASH
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:50am
  one.
  
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- Armed Patriot
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:21am
  Oh ****… Derka, Derka, Mohamed Jihad…; going down… mayday, mayday… derka, derka, mahom…BOOM!!! How about those new Iranian homemade fighters. Work great but just dont use the cigarette lighter. It wont end well.
  
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- capitalismrocks
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:26am
  Okay, was that like an old Phantom F4 coming in for refueling?!?!?
  
  Don’t we use those are simple training targets when training our pilots… Iranian airfarce is more like it, no wonder that plane fell from the sky…
  
  Sorry to see some people die for no good reason, but maybe Iranian Pres. Imadickjihad should consider maybe upgrading to something oh, I don’t know… not from the Korean war….
  
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- nuttyvet
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:37am
  Worst camera work ever!!!
  
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- Ookspay
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:14pm
  And you wanna be my latex salesman…
  
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- cause420
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:19pm
  Wow!!! 2-year-old news!!!! Grrreat job, blaze
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:31pm
  The reason GOD gave them camals!!!
  
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- old white guy
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:18pm
  2009???? who cares???
  
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- IAMNOTKNOWING
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:31pm
  @ MIAMI,
  
  “No, not that button.”
  
  HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!! ;D
  … I’m reading along, scrolling, I see your comment and I literally laughed “out loud!” Thanks.
  
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- Live_Free_orDie
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:44pm
  That’s what happens when you push G’s with a diaper on your head…you can’t see the gauges. My question is…how do the Derka’s get the pilot helmet over their diaper anyway?
  
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- BrianBDB
  Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:26pm
  It was G.W. Bush’s fault.
  
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- JJ Coolay
  Posted on June 7, 2011 at 5:53am
  @HillBilly: nice!
  
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- bmwrider
  Posted on June 8, 2011 at 5:48am
  A human died. Aren’t you guys supposed to be christians?
  
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