Timsar Shahram Rostami | |
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Born | (1948-06-07) 7 June 1948 (age 76) Ābkhāreh, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service | Air Force |
Years of service | 1967–2007 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | Joint Staff |
Battles / wars |
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.
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.
Aerial victories
See also: List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq warConfirmed victories of Rostami include:
# | Date | Unit | Weapon | Victim |
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1 | 1981-10-22 | 82 TFS/TFB 7 | AIM-54A | Mirage F1EQ |
2 | 1981-10-22 | 82 TFS/TFB 7 | AIM-54A | Mirage F1EQ |
3 | 1981-10-22 | 82 TFS/TFB 7 | AIM-54A | Mirage F1EQ |
4 | 1981-10-22 | 82 TFS/TFB 7 | AIM-7E | MiG-21MF |
5 | 1982-09-16 | TFB 8 | AIM-54A | MiG-25RB |
6 | 1982-12-01 | TFB 8 | AIM-54A | MiG-25RB |
See also
References
- Nigel John Ashton; Bryan R. Gibson (2013), The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, p. 90, ISBN 978-0-415-68524-5
- John Sadler; Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 978-1-61200-483-9
- Iran Report, vol. 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017
- Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
- 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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Preceded byMostafa Torabipour | Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2000–2001 |
Succeeded byAbdolali Pourshasb |
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