Iranian Crash

Pretty incredible video of a large Iranian aircraft crashing in 2007.

There have been various reports about what the plane was and why it went down; many say it was an Iranian version of a radar aircraft (essentially a Russian-made AWACS). One favored alternative is a passenger plane carrying weapons and other contraband for Hamas destroyed by a bomb or some other sabotage. In any event, the image is stunning.

The plane being refueled in the foreground is an F4 Phantom, a true classic though regrettably in Iranian colors . . .