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| Date: | Sunday 21 April 2013 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5F |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | 3-71.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Abdanan, Ilam -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dezful military airbase |
| Dezful military airbase | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed.
Sources:
http://www.mehrnews.com/detail/News/2037007
http://web.archive.org/web/20130525003930/http://www.aerocenter.ir:80/forum/thread23328.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-2-iranian-pilots-killed-in-f-5-phantom-fighter-crash-near-iraq-border/2013/04/21/1a352864-aa5e-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2013 02:02 | MSR | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 04:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2013 22:00 | marko | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 23-Apr-2013 00:32 | Anon. | Updated |
| 23-Apr-2013 00:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Aug-2021 16:40 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
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