Photo thread: Iranian Pilots (3 Viewers)

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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

 

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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=

 

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Date and Place: February 8, 1993, Shahr -e Qods, Tehran, Iran

Planes envolved: Iran Airtour Flight 962, Tupolev Tu-154M EP-ITD / IRIAF Sukhoi SU-24 Fencer "Dove 5"

Casuality: 133 (131 crew and passengers onboard Tu-154, 2 Su-24 crewmembers), deadliest mid-air collision in 1993.

Major Khazaiee, Nasrollah (24-06-1953, Chalous)
1st Lt. Sharifian, Abdol-Hossein (28-08-1968, Bushehr)

 

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Date and Place: January 1, 1993, Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Plane envolved: IRIAF F-4E Phantom II

Training Flight

Instructor Pilot: Lt. Col. Asrari, Kianoosh (31-12-1945, Sanandaj)
Trainee: Cadet 2nd Class Aslani, Abolfazl (09-12-1968, Qazvin)

 

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Date and Place: January 10, 1993 - Jiroft, Kerman - Iran

Plane envolved: IRIAA AH-1J Non-Tow

Cause of Loss: Intense AA Fire by insurgents

Captain Barshour, Mohammad Hossein (23-03-1961, Toisarekan)
Captain Safari, Farhad (09-04-1958, Gorgan)

 

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Date and Place: February 20, 1993 - Zahak, Sistan and Blouchestan, Iran

Plane Involved: IRIAA Agosta Bell AB-206 Jet Ranger

Cause of Loss: Shot down by Manpad

1Lt. Djamshidpour, Salman (27-08-1967, Kermanshah)
1Lt. Abbasi Nojini, Khodakhast (22-12-1969, Kuar)
Staff Sergeant Akbari, Alireza (24-08-1962, Mashhad)

 

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Date and Place: November 11, 1992 , Zagros Mountain, Iran

Plane envolved: IRIAA Agosta Bell AB-214, This Chopper was handed to Mintry of Energy, but Crew were from IRIAA.

Cause of Loss: Crashed into mountain due to bad weather and poor visibility.

Casuality: 3 crewmembers and 5 emplyoees onboard were killed. Their bodies recovered 8 months later.

Captain Pashazadeh, Shoja'at (01-07-1952, Ardebil)
1Lt. Bozorg Nia, Hassan (30-08-1955, Tehran)
Master Sergeant Qadimi Fard, Hassan (22-02-1960, Tehran)