VIDEO: Iranian Air Force jet crash at Tabriz last Saturday..

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdSiXAvq0Kc
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdSiXAvq0Kc[/youtube]

But exactly what type was involved is not immediately clear

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=138496

[evhest]

Freeze at 0:37, looks like a F-5 tail to me on the right.

[Key]

It does. And isn't the title of the video a bit of a giveaway? Or do you mean the subtype, Strato?

Erik

[Stratofreighter]

Various sources mentioned a Su-24 Fencer. But it now indeed very much looks like a Northrop product (or a variant/derivative thereof) came to grief last Saturday.

[Paul van der Linden]

Various sources mentioned a Su-24 Fencer. But it now indeed very much looks like a Northrop product (or a variant/derivative thereof) came to grief last Saturday.

In addition the pilot seems to wear an old US style helmet which is uncommon for pilots flying Soviet origin aircraft. Therefore an Su-24 seems unlikely.

Regards, Paul

[Thermal]

Pilot is still in his ejection seat which hasn't detached yet. That can't be good. Also the chute doens't seem fully deployed. So he probably punched out (too??) late?

[amarx]

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/12308 ... abriz.html

They say,that the pilot survived.

And here also in the discription of the video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBFFBXLvj1U[/youtube]