Photo thread: Iranian Pilots

[ARTESH]

Standing from the right:

Goodarzi, Parviz Dehghan, Bahmani, Lotfi, Bahman Soleimani, Khazaee, Davood Buryaye, Purdan, Asghar Rezaei, Barzegar

Sitting from right:

Zarei, Shiri, Nasser Rezaie, Valiani, Ali Rezaei Khosravi, Kashani, Inanloo

Front row:

Baheri, Heydarian

Red: Killed in Action, During war.

Blue: Died after the end of war.

Green: Diseased, PoW.

Names are Written In Italic-Bolded

War Hero, Mojtaba Khezrini

F-4D Phantom II

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[vikingBerserker]

Very interesting. Why was Kherzini a war hero?

 

[Marcel]

Hi Artesh, an you give some more background? I'm pretty sure not that many people here know much about Iran and probably nobody ever heard about these pilots. A story worth to be told is a story worth listening to....

 

[ARTESH]

Hi Artesh, an you give some more background? I'm pretty sure not that many people here know much about Iran and probably nobody ever heard about these pilots. A story worth to be told is a story worth listening to....

Hi Dear Marcel,

Yes, You Are Right.

i would write their Biographies, Inerviews, Memories, etc .

i would Start one topic for each category,

also one for Books Published.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Thanks, looking forward to this.

 

[ARTESH]

Very interesting. Why was Kherzini a war hero?

For understanding why,

you should have info about what happened in the past.

1979 Uprising ... Mass Massacre of Army/Gendarmerie/Shahrbani Personel, Rejecting Pre-Ordered Goods ... Khakhali ... and many other things ...

have a look at these ones:

Iranian Revolution - Wikipedia

Sadegh Khalkhali - Wikipedia

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[ARTESH]

ALONE - UNARMED - UNAFRAID

An outstanding Recce. Photo

From Iraqi SAM Position

Photo Taken by Maj. Kiumars Maleki & 2Lt. Abbas Azadi

21 Feb. 1982 - Radar Station​

 

[ARTESH]

One of Few Non-muslim High Ranking Officers Who remined in The Army after Revulation ...

Proud Assyrian

War Hero,

Recipient of FATH MEDAL 1st Class,

Sartip (Brig. Gen) Lothar Yadgari

KC-707 Pilot

Record Holder of Longest Unprotected Mission On Iraq

(2 hrs 25 min - 19 Mehr 1363)​

 

[ARTESH]

From Right:

Sargord Ehsan Fazeli, Sotvan Yekom Sadeghi, Sarhang Shir-Afkan Hemmatti (RIP), Sotvan Yekom Zare' Nejad, Sarhang Jalal Aram (RIP)

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[ARTESH]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgOeI_WDeEl/?taken-by=karim_boroomand

Standing from Right:

1- Mohammad Daneshvar (RIP)
2- Ehsan Fazeli
3- Abbas Hejazi
4- Nasrollah Erfani
5- Yadollah Sharifi-Rad (Ace Pilot)
6- Karim Qavami
7- Habibollah Baqaiee (Later, Comaniding General, Iranian Army Air Force)
8- Reza Zamani-Pour
9- Asadollah Barbari (KIA)
10- Javad Fakkouri
11- Houshang Aqasi-Beik
Sit on the chair: At-the-time President of Iran and CiC of Armed Forces, Abolhasan Bani-Sadr

 

[ARTESH]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgWZ2_ODEiH/?taken-by=karim_boroomand


Standing Row, From Right:
1- Qolamreza PirZadeh (PoW)
2- Mohammad Allah-Dad
3- Freidoon Ali-Mazandarani (Worldwide F-14 Tomcat Ace Pilot)
4- Mostafa Ardestani (KIA)
5- Masoud Afshar
6- Hossein Farrokhi
7- Morteza Farzaneh
8- Hormoz Ma'refat (Sqdr CO)
9- Fathali Qolamrezaiee (KIA)
10- Yahya Janmhahammadi
11- Abdolhamid Qotb
12- Bahram Qane'iee (RIP)
13- Iraj Siroos
14- Ali Naqdi
15- Jahanfar Kamran (RIP)

Sitting from Right:

1- Mohammad Farrokh-Seresht
2- Javad Vartavan (Ejected twice during war, RIP)
3- Changiz Bahreini
4- Parviz Zabihi (KIA)
5- Ali Akhlaqi
6- Mahmood Kazemi
7- Ataollah Vaziri
8- Qolamreza Nezam-Abadi

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[ARTESH]

from Right:
1Lt. Mohammad Behrooz (Executed upon revolution) - 1Lt. Golam-Abbas Rezaiee Khosravi (KIA 11-02-82) - Maj. Jalal Dmairian (KIA 07-02-81 , Holder of UFO Badge)

 

[ARTESH]

Major Mokhtar Ghaffouri (KIA ??/??.??)

 

[ARTESH]

Col. Javad Masoumi

1Lt. Ezatollah Rahimi

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[ARTESH]

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force war Hero
Brigadier General Farajollah Farasiabi , 11th TRS.