Iran says air force pilot killed in training flight accident
Iran’s air force said one of its aircraft crashed during a night training mission in Hamedan province on Thursday evening, killing one pilot.
The public relations office of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force said Mehdi Firoozmand was killed in the incident and that the second pilot survived. It said the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Some media outlets reported the aircraft was an F-4 fighter jet that went down during a night training flight.
