2 pilots die in F-7 fighter crash in central Iran-Xinhua

2 pilots die in F-7 fighter crash in central Iran

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-05-24 20:22:26

TEHRAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Two pilots died in an F-7 fighter jet crash in Iran's central Isfahan province on Tuesday, the Tasnim news agency reported, citing a local official.

The F-7 aircraft was on a training mission in Anarak area of Isfahan at the time of the incident, said Mohammad Reza Jan-Nesari, deputy governor of Isfahan for political, security, and social affairs.

The aircraft belonged to the Iranian army and technical problem was the cause of the crash, he added.