Shahram Rostami
Shahram Rostami | |
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| File:Shahra.jpg | |
| Born | 7 June 1948 Abkhvareh, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Air Force |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | |
Shahram Rostami (Template:Lang-fa) was an Iranian flying ace in the Iran-Iraq War. He was an F-14 Tomcat pilot. He shot down 6 Iraqi fighters: 1 MiG-21, 3 Mirage F1s and 2 MiG-25s. He was the first fighter pilot in the world, who shot down a MiG-25.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat by Tom Cooper & Farzad Bishop, 2004, Osprey Publishing, pp. 85–88
- ^ http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml
- ^ http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_211.shtml
- ^ http://www.cieldegloire.com/as_45_00_victoires.php#zandi