Tupolev TU-16 crash, Sep 22, 1980 (6 killed), Ilam

Tupolev TU-16 accident on September 22, 1980 near Ilam, Ilam, Iran with 6 fatalities.

On 22 September 1980 an Iraqi Air Force Tupolev Tu-16 of the 10th Squadron, operating from Habbaniyah Air Base during the early phase of the Iran-Iraq War, was lost in Ilam Province, Iran. All six crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The circumstances of the loss are not confirmed.

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