ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142055
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| Date: | Thursday 26 January 2012 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | 3-6062 |
| MSN: | H-62 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bushehr -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | TFB-8 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
in scramble mission , searching area for unrecognized aircraft in Persian Gulf Disappeared from radar 3 minutes upon Take-off the Authorities Said aircraft crashed due to technical Malfunction , on the other hand it is believed it was shot down by IRGC Tor M1
According to one of IRIAF F-14 Pilots , denied the theory of F-14 was Shot down and Claimed Vertigo cause the aircraft to crash
Sources:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-iran-plane-crash-idUSTRE80P0I520120126
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2012 03:16 | harro | Added |
| 26-Jan-2012 04:15 | Hill | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 09-Feb-2014 10:36 | Phoenix | Updated [Registration, Phase, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2017 13:24 | F-4phantomII115 | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2021 16:03 | F-4phantomll115 | Updated [Cn, Phase, Narrative] |
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