List_of_Iranian_aerial_victories_during_the_Iran–Iraq_war

List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war

List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war

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The list includes victories by Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War.

See also: List of Iraqi aerial victories during the Iran-Iraq war

List of confirmed victories

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List of pilots

See also: List of Iranian flying aces
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References

Notes

  1. Name of the pilot is withheld.
  2. Attributed to a pilot identified as N.K.
  3. It is either a MiG-21 or a Su-20.[1]
  4. Cooper & Bishop do not record name of the pilot. Razoux identifies him as Mohammad Masbough.
  5. A single missile scored three aircraft flying close to each other, and damaged the fourth.[1]
  6. Exact day unknown.
  7. A single missile scored two aircraft flying close to each other.
  8. The aircraft belonged to the Soviet Air Forces (VVS).[4]
  9. The aircraft belonged to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF).[4]
  10. The pilot is as mononymously identified as 'Reza' by Cooper and Bishop, thus it is unknown what the full-name is, and whether it is a surname or first name.
  11. Aircraft downed by manoeuvre.
  12. Cooper and Bishop identify the pilot as 'Afshar's wingman'.

Citations

  1. [1]
    Cooper & Bishop 2004, Appendices: Iranian F-14A Tomcat Victories, p. 85
  2. [2]
    Cooper & Bishop 2004, Appendices: Iranian F-14A Tomcat Victories, p. 86
  3. [3]
    Razoux 2015, Table 1.3: Victories by Iranian pilots (3 or more victories), p. 571
  4. [4]
    Cooper & Bishop 2004, Appendices: Iranian F-14A Tomcat Victories, p. 87
  5. [5]
    Cooper & Bishop 2004, Appendices: Iranian F-14A Tomcat Victories, p. 88
  6. [6]
    Williams, Anthony G.; Gustin, Emmanuel (2004). Flying Guns of the Modern Era. Marlborough: Crowood Press. p. 172. ISBN 9781861266552.
  7. [7]
    Razoux 2019, Section 31, p. 15

Sources

  • Cooper, Tom; Bishop, Farzad (2004), Holmes, Tony; Hales-Dutton, Bruce (eds.), Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Combat Aircraft, vol. 49, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-787-5
  • Bishop, Farzad; Cooper, Tom (2003), Holmes, Tony; Hales-Dutton, Bruce (eds.), Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat, Osprey Combat Aircraft, vol. 37, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-658-5
  • Razoux, Pierre (2015), The Iran-Iraq War, translated by Nicholas Elliott, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8
  • Razoux, Pierre (2019), Le siècle des As (1915-1988): Une autre histoire de l'aviation (in French), Place des éditeurs, ISBN 978-2-262-04827-3
  • "Iranian Air-to-Air Victories, 1976–1981", Arabian Peninsula & Persian Gulf Database, Air Combat Information Group, 16 September 2003, archived from the original on 25 August 2013, retrieved 5 November 2020
  • "Iranian Air-to-Air Victories, 1982–Today", Arabian Peninsula & Persian Gulf Database, Air Combat Information Group, 16 September 2003, archived from the original on 25 August 2013, retrieved 5 November 2020
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