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Shahram Rostami
Born (1948-06-07) 7 June 1948 (age 75)
Ābkhāreh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchAir Force
Years of service1967–2007
RankBrigadier General[1]
Commands heldJoint Staff
Battles/wars

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]

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
1 1981-10-22 82 TFS/TFB 7 AIM-54A Mirage F1EQ
2 1981-10-22 82 TFS/TFB 7 AIM-54A Mirage F1EQ
3 1981-10-22 82 TFS/TFB 7 AIM-54A Mirage F1EQ
4 1981-10-22 82 TFS/TFB 7 AIM-7E MiG-21MF
5 1982-09-16 TFB 8 AIM-54A MiG-25RB
6 1982-12-01 TFB 8 AIM-54A MiG-25RB

See also

References

  1. ^ Nigel John Ashton; Bryan R. Gibson (2013), The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, p. 90, ISBN 978-0-415-68524-5
  2. ^ John Sadler; Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 978-1-61200-483-9
  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 1-84176-658-5
Military offices Preceded byMostafa Torabipour Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2000–2001 Succeeded byAbdolali Pourshasb
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