The following is a list of
flying aces
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace varies, but is ...
from
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
Flying aces
Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988)
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Fazlollah Javidnia, 12
or 11 (+2 probable)
victories
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Jalil Zandi
Jalil Zandi (; 1951–2001) was a fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) who served during all of the Iran–Iraq War. His combat record qualifies him as one of the most successful pilots of that conflict in air-to-air c ...
, 11
or 9 (+3 probable) victories
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Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani
Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani () 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 using AIM-5 ...
, 9
or 11
victories
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Abolfazl Mehreganfar, 6 victories
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Hassan Harandi, 6 victories
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Shahram Rostami, 5
or 6
victories
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Jamshid Afshar, 5
or 6
victories
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Hossein Khalili, 5 victories
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Jalil Moslemi, 5 victories
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K. Sedghi, 5 victories
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Mostafa Roustaei, 5 victories
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Assadollah Adeli, 5 victories
Other
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Mohammad Taqi Pessian
Mohammad-Taqi Khan Pessian (; 1892 – 3 October 1921), more commonly known as Colonel Pessian, was an Iranian gendarme, fighter pilot and warlord who formed and led the short-lived Autonomous Government of Khorasan in 1921. He was killed in a Ba ...
who flew several combat missions for the
Imperial German Air Service during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, reputedly shoot down up to 25 aircraft in aerial dogfights along the
western front.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
flying aces
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace varies, but is ...