Photo thread: Iranian Pilots

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Colonel Reza Zaieem (rip) next to Royal Swedish Air Force SAAB AJ-37 Viggen , 1995

 

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Intersting history fact:

The IRIAF had placed orders for 140 F-16's and a follow on option for another 160 at the time of the Iranian Revolution.
With the arms embargo, they weren't delivered but did end up in the region - they were bought by Israel

There were 4 AWACS as well! After the regime took power, they have cancelled all military orders, stating 'we don't need warfare'. The AWCS were sent to KSA AF , AFAIK.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

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Imperial Iranian Army Aviation veteran WO1 Hossein Baseri (rank in photo) and USAAF Aviator (can't see rank insignia) Miss Grado* , 1976 .

Both are Bell 214 Pilots.

*Her name also can be one of these:

Gradu - Garado - Garadu - Gerardo - Geradu - Gorado - Goradu .

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shot!

 

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Mohtaram Omidi, Mohammad Esmaeel

Iranian Air Force, Colonel

*: 1950 - Zahedan

+: November 3, 2022 - Tehran

Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Test Pilot

F-5 A/B Freedom Fighter, F-5 E/F Tiger II

 

[Wurger]

 

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Salman, Davood

Iranian Air Force, Brigadier-General

POW for 10 years

*: 1946 - Qom

+: November 10, 2022 - Qom

F-4 E Phantom II

 

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Aghamiri, Sadra

Iranian Air Force, Colonel

F-4 E Phantom II

*: 1947 - Arak

+: September 1, 2022, Tehran

 

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Knights of the Sky

31st Fighter Squadron, 3rd "Shahrokhi" AFB, early 1960's

From Left to Right:

Vosough, Mostafa Afshar, Hassan Vaezi, Kamal Qorbanzadeh (Major and Squadron Commanding Officer, RIP), Shakeri, Houshang Nahid (Executed after Revolution), Houshang Qezelayagh, Fereidoon Samadi, Nasser Ashtari, Sabouri, Ahmad Rasoulian (Later transferred to C-130 Transport Squadron)


View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiKLMhjYmx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=