Iranian Ilyushin IL-76 Cargo Jet Mid-Air Crash With F-5 Tiger

http://AviationExplorer.com - The accident in which an 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.

Accident is actually from the 2009 Tehran air show, when the modified IL-76MD AWACs plane collided in mid-air with an F-5E Tiger II.

In all, seven crew members were killed.

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