ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82584
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| Date: | Monday 26 November 2007 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom |
| Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea of Oman, off Konarak, Sistan-Baluchestan -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The US-built F-4 Phantom fighter-bomber jet went down into the Sea of Oman while on a maneuver near the city of Konarak in southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan at 12:45 p.m.(0915 GMT) Monday.
IRNA news agency reported that the jet, belonging to the army air force, crashed into the sea near the port of Konarak during a training flight, and "both pilots ... were martyred,"
The crew were later named as Maj. Ali Asghar Afarin Shahriya (Instructor Pilot) and capt. Reza Saadeghi Mehr (co Pilot): both failed to eject and were killed.
Sources:
www.scramble.nl [Scramble 344]
https://www.uskowioniran.com/2007/11/f-4-phantom-crashes-in-sea.html
http://www.irandefence.net/showthread.php?t=24756
http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/32670.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171013154810/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/country-by-country/iranian_f_4_phantom_losses.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Nov-2011 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2011 05:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2011 05:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2011 16:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 07-Oct-2016 15:09 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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