Shahram Rostami
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Shahram Rostami () is a former Iranian
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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
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and one of the best scoring pilots of
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. Rostami held office as the deputy commander of
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and the chairman of
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.


Aerial victories

Confirmed victories of Rostami include:


See also

*
List of Iranian flying aces The following is a list of flying aces from Iran. Flying aces Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988) * Fazlollah Javidnia, 12 or 11 (+2 probable) victories * Jalil Zandi, 11 or 9 (+3 probable) victories * Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani, 9 or 11 victories ...


References

1948 births Living people Iran–Iraq War flying aces Iranian flying aces Iranian military aviators Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War People from East Azerbaijan province 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people {{iran-mil-bio-stub