Shahram Rostami

Shahram Rostami (Persian: شهرام رستمی ) is a former Iranian fighter pilot who was active in the Iran-Iraq War. With six definite aerial victories, against three MiGs and three Mirage F.1s (with a single AIM-54 missile), he qualifies as a flying ace and one of the best scoring pilots of F-14 Tomcat.[2]

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Shahram Rostami
Born (1948-06-07) 7 June 1948
Ābkhāreh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchAir Force
Years of service1967–2007
RankBrigadier General[1]
Commands heldJoint Staff
Battles/wars

Rostami held office as the deputy commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and the chairman of Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.[3][4]

Aerial victories
See also: List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war

Confirmed victories of Rostami include:[5]

# Date Unit Weapon Victim
11981-10-2282 TFS/TFB 7AIM-54AMirage F1EQ
21981-10-2282 TFS/TFB 7AIM-54AMirage F1EQ
31981-10-2282 TFS/TFB 7AIM-54AMirage F1EQ
41981-10-2282 TFS/TFB 7AIM-7EMiG-21MF
51982-09-16TFB 8AIM-54AMiG-25RB
61982-12-01TFB 8AIM-54AMiG-25RB

See also

References
  1. Nigel John Ashton, Bryan R. Gibson (2013), The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, p. 90, ISBN 9780415685245{{citation}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. John Sadler, Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 9781612004839{{citation}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Iran Report, vol. 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017
  4. Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
  5. Tom Cooper, Farzad Bishop (2004), Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing, pp. 85–88, ISBN 1841766585{{citation}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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