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Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani
Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani
Nickname(s)	Ferry
Allegiance	Iran
Service / branch	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force; Imperial Iranian Air Force;
Years of service	1971–1999
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War

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Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani (Template:Lang-fa) is an Iranian retired fighter pilot and a Grumman F-14 Tomcat flying ace during the Iran–Iraq War.

Career

Mazandarani claims 16 aerial victories against Iraqi aircraft during the 1980s, including eight and one using AIM-54 and MIM-23 missiles respectively, two with the Vulcan M61A gun, as well as five manoeuvre kills.^[1] French military historian Pierre Razoux has credited him with 9^[2] or 11^[3] confirmed kills.

According to Austrian aviation historian Tom Cooper, Mazandarani and his co-pilot Qassem Soltani may be the first pilots to have ever shoot an aircraft down using AIM-54 Phoenix missile, with a claimed victory against a MiG-23 on 17 September 1980 despite the fact the Iranian air force does not officially acknowledge this victory.^[4]

References

^ "Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 Tomcat pilot Col. Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (rtd)" (Interview). Interviewed by Kash Ryan. Hush-Kit. 7 April 2020.
^ Razoux, Pierre (2015), The Iran-Iraq War, translated by Nicholas Elliott, Harvard University Press, Table 1.3: Victories by Iranian pilots (3 or more victories), p. 571, ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8
^ Razoux, Pierre (2019), Le siècle des As (1915-1988): Une autre histoire de l'aviation (in French), Place des éditeurs, Les as de la guerre Iran-Irak (1980-1988), section 31, p. 15, ISBN 978-2-262-04827-3
^ Axe, David (27 August 2019), "How Iran's F-14 Tomcats Used a Deadly Missile To Kill Their Enemies", The National Interest

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[1] "Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 Tomcat pilot Col. Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (rtd)" (Interview). Interviewed by Kash Ryan. Hush-Kit. 7 April 2020.

[2] Razoux, Pierre (2015), The Iran-Iraq War, translated by Nicholas Elliott, Harvard University Press, Table 1.3: Victories by Iranian pilots (3 or more victories), p. 571, ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8

[3] Razoux, Pierre (2019), Le siècle des As (1915-1988): Une autre histoire de l'aviation (in French), Place des éditeurs, Les as de la guerre Iran-Irak (1980-1988), section 31, p. 15, ISBN 978-2-262-04827-3

[4] Axe, David (27 August 2019), "How Iran's F-14 Tomcats Used a Deadly Missile To Kill Their Enemies", The National Interest

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 '''Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani''' ({{lang-fa|فریدون علی‌مازندرانی}}) is an Iranian retired [[fighter pilot]] and a [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] [[flying ace]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]].
 == Career ==
 Mazandarani claims 16 aerial victories against Iraqi aircraft during the 1980s, including eight and one using AIM-54 and MIM-23 missiles respectively, two with the Vulcan M61A gun, as well as five manoeuvre kills.<ref>{{cite interview|title=Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 Tomcat pilot Col. Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (rtd)|url=https://hushkit.net/2020/04/07/interview-with-the-greatest-living-fighter-ace-f-14-tomcat-pilot-col-rtd-fereydoun-a-mazandarani/|date=7 April 2020|publisher=Hush-Kit|interviewer=Kash Ryan}}</ref> French military historian [[Pierre Razoux]] has credited him with 9<ref>{{citation|last1=Razoux|first1=Pierre|date=2015|translator=Nicholas Elliott|title=The Iran-Iraq War|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-91571-8|at=Table 1.3: Victories by Iranian pilots (3 or more victories), p. 571}}</ref> or 11<ref>{{citation|last1=Razoux|first1=Pierre|date=2019|title=Le siècle des As (1915-1988): Une autre histoire de l'aviation|publisher=Place des éditeurs|isbn=978-2-262-04827-3|language=French|at=Les as de la guerre Iran-Irak (1980-1988), section 31, p. 15}}</ref> confirmed kills.
-According to Austrian aviation historian Tom Cooper, Mazandarani and his co-pilot Qassem Soltani may be the first pilots to have ever shoot an aircraft down using [[AIM-54 Phoenix]] missile, with a claimed victory against a MiG-23 on 17 September, 1980 despite the fact the Iranian air force does not officially acknowledge this victory.<ref>{{citation|first=David|last=Axe|title=How Iran's F-14 Tomcats Used a Deadly Missile To Kill Their Enemies|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-irans-f-14-tomcats-used-deadly-missile-kill-their-enemies-76401|date=27 August 2019|work=The National Interest}}</ref>
+According to Austrian aviation historian Tom Cooper, Mazandarani and his co-pilot Qassem Soltani may be the first pilots to have ever shoot an aircraft down using [[AIM-54 Phoenix]] missile, with a claimed victory against a MiG-23 on 17 September 1980 despite the fact the Iranian air force does not officially acknowledge this victory.<ref>{{citation|first=David|last=Axe|title=How Iran's F-14 Tomcats Used a Deadly Missile To Kill Their Enemies|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-irans-f-14-tomcats-used-deadly-missile-kill-their-enemies-76401|date=27 August 2019|work=The National Interest}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 {{Portal|Biography|Iran|Aviation}}
 * [[List of Iranian flying aces]]
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
-{{Iran-mil-bio-stub}}
 [[Category:Iran–Iraq War flying aces]]
 [[Category:Iranian flying aces]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Islamic Republic of Iran Army colonels]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+{{Iran-mil-bio-stub}}