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Military jet crashes at inactive volcano in Iran, rescue mission launched MiG-29 jet fighter crashes at inactive volcano in Iran, rescue mission launched
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An Iranian military aircraft has crashed into the Sabalan mountain range in the northwestern Ardebil Province on Wednesday. The plane is rumored to be a MiG-29 trainer jet. An Iranian MiG-29 has crashed into the Sabalan mountain range in the northwestern Ardebil Province on Wednesday. Efforts to locate the pilot are hampered by a severe snowstorm.
Medics and rescue teams have been dispatched to locate the wreckage and look for survivors. It is not clear what type of a plane it was and how many were on board.
Early reports say that the aircraft was a MiG-29 training plane that took off from the Tabriz Air Base with two people on board.
Locals report hearing a loud bang near Sabalan when the crash occurred, Iranian media said. The jet was lost during a routine patrol mission, the press office for the military said. According to Tasnim News Agency, the plane took off from the Tabriz Air Base. Locals told reporters they heard a loud bang near Sabalan when the crash occurred.
The army stated that the MiG-29 was flown by an “experienced” pilot, whose fate is unknown. A rescue operation to retrieve him is hampered by severe weather and a snowstorm in the area.
Earlier reports suggested that the plane was a trainer aircraft, with two pilots on board.
The third-highest mountain peak in Iran, the Sabalan has a volcano crater lake on its summit.The third-highest mountain peak in Iran, the Sabalan has a volcano crater lake on its summit.
An F-5 fighter jet crashed during a training mission in the southwestern Khuzestan Province last year, killing one of its two pilots.An F-5 fighter jet crashed during a training mission in the southwestern Khuzestan Province last year, killing one of its two pilots.
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