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Shahram Rostami
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Born	7 June 1948 (age 76); Ābkhāreh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service / branch	Air Force
Years of service	1967–2007
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	Joint Staff
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War;

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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]

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

Confirmed victories of Rostami include:^[5]

#	Date	Unit	Weapon	Victim
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

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

Military offices
Preceded by Mostafa Torabipour	Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2000–2001	Succeeded by Abdolali Pourshasb

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[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] John Sadler; Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 978-1-61200-483-9

[3] Iran Report, vol. 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017

[4] Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017

[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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-'''Shahram Rostami''' was an Iranian [[flying ace]] in the [[Iran-Iraq War]]. He was an [[F-14 Tomcat]] [[pilot (aeronautics)|pilot]]. He shot down 6 Iraqi [[fighter aircraft|fighters]]: 1 [[MiG-21]], 3 [[Mirage F1]]s and 2 [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25|MiG-25]]s. He was the first [[fighter pilot]] in the world, who shot down a MiG-25.<ref>'''Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat''' by Tom Cooper & Farzad Bishop, 2004, Osprey Publishing, pp. 85–88</ref><ref>http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_211.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.cieldegloire.com/as_45_00_victoires.php#zandi</ref>
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+'''Shahram Rostami''' ({{langx|fa|{{audio|Fa-شهرام_رستمی.ogg|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]].<ref>{{citation|title=Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies|publisher=Casemate Publishers|page=21|year=2017|isbn=978-1-61200-483-9|author=John Sadler |author2=Rosie Serdville }}</ref>
+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]].<ref>{{citation|title=Iran Report|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1342890.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=15 May 2017|date=14 August 2000|volume=3|number=31}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Iran Report|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1342817.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=15 May 2017|date=12 February 2001|volume=4|number=6}}</ref>
+== Aerial victories ==
+{{see also|List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war}}
+Confirmed victories of Rostami include:<ref>{{citation|title=Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat|publisher=Osprey Publishing|pages=85–88|year=2004|isbn=1-84176-658-5|author=Tom Cooper |author2=Farzad Bishop }}</ref>
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+|4||1981-10-22||82 TFS/TFB 7||[[AIM-7 Sparrow|AIM-7E]]||[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21MF]]
+|-
+|5||1982-09-16||TFB 8||[[AIM-54 Phoenix|AIM-54A]]||[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25|MiG-25RB]]
+|-
+|6||1982-12-01||TFB 8||[[AIM-54 Phoenix|AIM-54A]]||[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25|MiG-25RB]]
+|}
+== See also ==
+{{Portal|Biography|Iran|Aviation}}
+* [[List of Iranian flying aces]]
 == References ==
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