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2009 Iranian Air Force Mid-air Collision
The 2009 Iranian Air Force Il-76MD Adnan 2 accident occurred on , when an Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2 crashed during a flyby near the city of Tehran. Sources conflict on the cause of the loss, with some stating that there was a mid-air collision with an Iranian Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger II or a HESA Saeqeh, and others stating that the rotodome detached from the aircraft, striking and removing the tailplane while the aircraft was manoeuvring for an emergency landing following an engine fire. The crash resulted in the deaths of all seven people on board the plane and the destruction of Iran's only functional airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft. Accident A military parade was held in Tehran on 22 September 2009 to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War and was a send-off for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was to give a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 23 September. A flyby by the Iranian Air Force was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varamin
Varamin (; fa, ورامين, also Romanized as Varāmīn and Verāmin) is a city and capital of Varamin County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 218,991, and at the 2006 census, its population was 208,569, in 53,639 families. Etymology The word "''Varamin''" has been recorded with the same spelling and pronunciation in Perso-arabic script since 3rd A.H. century. While its etymology is not clear, there have been many speculations which are almost all not more than guesses. The entry "Varām" in Burhan-i Qati is defined as:"... Things that are easy and light, and a city in ''Mulk-i Rayy'' that is known also as ''Varāmin''." The name has been transliterated in Latin scripts in many ways; such as ''Veramin'', ''Veramine'', ''Weramin'', ''Weramine'', ''Veraumin'', and other variants, while Encyclopedia Iranica uses ''Varāmīn''. History Until 1220s, Varamin was an agricultural center of Ray. The raiding of Ray by the invading Mongols caused a flux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |