Shahram_Rostami

Shahram Rostami

Shahram Rostami

Iranian fighter pilot

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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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]

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    John Sadler; Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 978-1-61200-483-9
  3. [3]
    Iran Report, vol. 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017
  4. [4]
    Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
  5. [5]
    Tom Cooper; Farzad Bishop (2004), Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing, pp. 85–88, ISBN 1-84176-658-5
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