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Newly Posted Video Shows Stunning Moment Iranian Military Jet Goes Down in Flames
- Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:25am by
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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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Comments (145)
teddrunk
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:25amWant to see a wreck? Stage an air show..
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:22amI 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!
Report Post »flsnipe
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:17amOne less for the Israel’s to shoot down!
Report Post »boogeo
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:53amMaybe they can fix the jet with spare parts that St. Ronald Reagan sold the Iranians back in his day.
Report Post »Socialism_Is_The_New_Black
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:40amWe clearly backed Iraq during the 80′s. So you are saying we backed both Iraq and Iran?
Report Post »boogeo
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:51pmSocialism_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.
Report Post »Border Gator
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:55pmThe 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.
Report Post »boogeo
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 9:25amBorder 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.
Report Post »oldchevyguy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:43amStick to camels.
Report Post »TwoLazy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:39amI have no sympathy for this guy, he was told “No Smoking” at or above Mach I
Report Post »Rached Madcow SHOW
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:37amI’m gonna miss Ali Hakbaar. I’ve been to a lot of 7-11 stores and nobody maintained a Slurpee machine like he did.
Report Post »lesmcfalls
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:21amThey don’t need newer airplanes to do damage. Brand new ballistic missiles will do just fine thank you.
Report Post »screamineagle
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:19amWell, another one goes off to meet his “666” virgins
Report Post »Edward
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:19amGlad too hear **** is a universal word. It always amused me that all languages know english curse words.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:10amMade in CHINA.
Report Post »Doug in Seattle
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:29amMore likely made in Pakistan. We do sell spare parts for these aircraft to the Pakis.
Report Post »flasho
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:33amThe IL-76 is Russian made.
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:05amSo thats what it looks like when they just fall from the sky.
Report Post »It looks like they lost their tail.
I wonder if a suicide bomber was practicing near the tail section.
StevenL1955
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:55amBREAKING NEWS:
OBAMA Takes credit for Iranian plane going down, will use this to get re-elected
Report Post »shipwreckkelley
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:43amThese sand monkees are flying 50 year old phantoms & want to spark a war with the Israelis or us?
Report Post »GI_Jungle
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:54amWe fly 50 year old aircraft, difference is we have better maintenance practices
Report Post »zypldot
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:30amI 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?
Report Post »jimmythebullet
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:41amit does make one wonder.
Report Post »zxjim
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:48amIt 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.
Report Post »bluzrider
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:23amThe only thing wrong with this video is that iamanutjob was not in the jet.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:17amThe 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?
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:19amIncidentally, F-4 phantoms are still very good jet-fighters.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:03amMy 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.
Report Post »skypilot77
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:46amThe 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 ;)
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:12amThis is just one more reason why they don’t need to fool with nukes.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:04amAll the pilot of the burning craft did was push in the cigarette lighter.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:00amHorrible. 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.
Report Post »zxjim
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:43amThe 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.
Report Post »ManThong
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:45amProbably 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.
Report Post »hannible
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:15amthats 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.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:18amIt’s an F-4.Remember the pilot’s adage “ Martin Baker Meet Your Maker”?
Report Post »Bloody Sam
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:27amThe 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.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:37pmI 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”
Report Post »BrianBDB
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:31pmChances are, the only ones to get out were the ones who fell out when the back of the aircraft broke off.
Report Post »nomark
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:55pmRespect 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.
Report Post »kestrel27
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:50amMan, 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.
Report Post »integrican
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:32amHee 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!!!!
Report Post »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.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:49amThe only thing those people know how to drive is a camel.
Report Post »SHOOTnCRASH
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:05amweak.
Report Post »Infidel and Proud
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:49amIf 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 !
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:48amThose 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.
Report Post »Bill me later
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:08pmNo worse than abortion Dude
Report Post »USAqh
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:38amOuch … one down, how many to go? I‘m sure they blamed it on the Israeli’s…..
Report Post »GIDEON612
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:42amwhy else would it come out now.
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:05amThat’s a shame… Yawn…
http://www.ISeeDanger.com
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:33amKABOOM and another one bites the dust.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:02amI’m impressed they were able to fly a plane!
errr…
Maybe they CAN’T… maybe that was the problem!
LOL
Report Post »Oahujack
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:06amDoes 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.
Report Post »GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:09amBOOM, Winning. Charlie Sheen is in the same boat.
Report Post »dave928
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:25amI 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.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:51amNo not that button…….
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:09amSnoopy 1 : Iranian Air Force 0……
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:52amI am really surprised that they have an F-4 and C-130 still operational. After all, there has been an embargo since 1979.
Report Post »SHOOTnCRASH
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:50amone.
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:21amOh ****… 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.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:26amOkay, 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….
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:37amWorst camera work ever!!!
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:14pmAnd you wanna be my latex salesman…
Report Post »cause420
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:19pmWow!!! 2-year-old news!!!! Grrreat job, blaze
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 12:31pmThe reason GOD gave them camals!!!
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:18pm2009???? who cares???
Report Post »IAMNOTKNOWING
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 2:31pm@ MIAMI,
“No, not that button.”
HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!! ;D
Report Post »… I’m reading along, scrolling, I see your comment and I literally laughed “out loud!” Thanks.
Live_Free_orDie
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:44pmThat‘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?
Report Post »BrianBDB
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:26pmIt was G.W. Bush’s fault.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 5:53am@HillBilly: nice!
Report Post »bmwrider
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 5:48amA human died. Aren’t you guys supposed to be christians?
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