Iran military plane carrying 90 crashes in Tehran

www.cnn.com ^ | Tuesday, December 6, 2005; Posted: 7:12 a.m. EST (12:12 GMT)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Quite a loss.

[ASA Vet]

Did you look in breaking news?

[DJ Taylor]

"The C-130 aircraft was headed for the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran..."

I wonder who's been selling them spare parts for that Herc since 1979?

[bray]

The Bad News is that 2 seats were Empty!

Pray for W and Our Amazing Troops

[rhainw]

Iran certainly knows how to obtain publicity. These guys are good!

[texianyankee]

It was reported on Fox News that a plane crashed into a tall building in Tehran....

[armydawg1]

Maybe C130s have a self destruct mechanism? The old models the Iranians have should be to about that point by now.

[Baby Driver]

Hopefully they were all high ranking
hardliners, and senior clerics.

[Smokin' Joe]

Journalist Shirzad Bozorgmehr told CNN there are unconfirmed reports that the aircraft was carrying military personnel and journalists.

HEY! A two-fer!

It is a shame about the civillians, though. Many of them are not muslims and are virtually captives in their own country.

[Baby Driver]

Thinking about it...they probably *were*
ranking officers..J.G.s and non-coms
don't usually fly with a press contingent...

>B^)

[Baby Driver]

Well, i won't feel too bad..at least
not yet, any "civilian press" travelling
with a group of Iranian ranking officers
are likely members of the Ayatollah
supporting "press".

[Tommyjo]

The Iranians have been reverse engineering Bell 214 and Jet Rangers. Doesn't take much technology to build parts for C-130 engines. The Iranians F-4, F-5 and F-14s are still regularly seen out over the Gulf. Their P-3 fleet are also regular players over the Gulf on maritime patrol missions.

[F14 Pilot]

[newcthem]

Looks like other run on virgins.......makes one wonder where they get them all.

[BenLurkin]

Any photos of the plane?

[Redleg Duke]

Sorta reminiscent of 9-11 in NYC.

[F14 Pilot]

http://www.farsnews.com/imgrep.php?nn=8409150438

http://www.farsnews.com/imgrep.php?nn=8409150462

more pictures

[neutrino]

Now where's that left over Halloween candy? I do believe I'll pass some out.

No dancing in the streets, though. The neighbors would talk.

[Redleg Duke]

I look at these people, and I think of the Iranians I have known all my life, and I wish that the leadership would just get swallowed into hell and free that country and the good people from slavery.

Iran has gone from the most modern Islamic country in the Middle East to a hell on earth...thanks in a large part to James Carter.

I often think how different the Middle East would be if Lebanon hadn't been taken over by the Syrians, The Shah had not been betrayed by Carter and the RAT Party, and Israel had not given back the Sinai!