Shahram Rostami

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Brigadier General Shahram Rostami

Shahram Rostami (born June 7, 1948 in Ardabil , listen ? / I PersianAudio file / audio sample شهرام رستمی[ Ʃæhɾɑm ɛ ɾostæmi ]) is a former Iranian ace in the Iranian Air Force (IRIAF). Rostami joined the Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) and continued with the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIAF). Rostami became famous in Iran as a fighter pilot of F-14 Tomcat fighter jets. During the First Gulf War , the major had six confirmed kills of Iraqi fighter jets . These include one MiG-21 , two MiG-25 , three Dassault Mirage F1 . Rostami was later promoted to Brigadier General and Chief of the Iranian Air Force.

He served in the above Armed Forces from 1967 to 2007.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat by Tom Cooper & Farzad Bishop , 2004, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, pp. 85-88, ISBN 1-84176-787-5
  2. ↑ booksgoogle.com, accessed December 16, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Rostami, Shahram
ALTERNATIVE NAMES شهرام رستمی (Persian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian Brigadier General, Head of the Iranian Air Force
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Ardabil