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An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
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Ilyushin Il-76
Russian heavy four-engined military transport jet aircraft
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. It was developed to deliver heavy machinery to remote and poorly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Aviation accident in Kerman, Iran
On 19 February 2003, an Ilyushin Il-76 crashed in mountainous terrain near Kerman in Iran. The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aircraft, registration 15-2280, was flying from Zahedan to Kerman when it crashed 35 kilometres southeast of Kerman. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kerman
City in Kerman province, Iran
Kerman is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)