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Number Seven Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety - 05 November 2024
Iran Daily - Number Seven Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety - 05 November 2024 - Page 7
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IRGC general, pilot killed in light aircraft crash in southeast

A gyroplane flown by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force crashed during a military exercise in southeastern Iran on Monday, killing the pilot and a general.
According to a statement released by the IRGC Ground Force, the ultralight aircraft was conducting a combat operation during a military drill when it crashed in Sirkan border area in Sistan and Balouchestan Province, Tasnim reported.
General Hamid Mazandarani, the commander of Naynava Brigade from Iran’s Golestan Province, along with the aircraft pilot, Hamed Jandaqi, a member of the IRGC Ground Force, were killed in the incident.
The IRGC Ground Force has staged a counterterrorism exercise, codenamed “Martyrs of Security”, in Sistan and Baluchestan province since November 1.
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