Shahram Rostami

Shahram Rostami
Timsar; Shahram Rostami
Born	7 June 1948; Ābkhāreh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Air Force
Years of service	1967–2007
Rank	Brigadier General[1]
Commands held	Joint Staff
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War;

Shahram Rostami (Persian: شهرام رستمی ‎) was an Iranian fighter pilot in the Iran-Iraq War. With six definite aerial victories, against three MiGs and three Mirage F1s, he qualifies as a flying ace and holds the record for the second highest score of any F-14 Tomcat pilot behind fellow serviceman Jalil Zandi.[2]

Rostami held office as the deputy commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and the chairman of Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.[3][4]

Aerial victories

Confirmed victories of Rostami include:[5]

#	Date	Unit	Weapon	Victim
1	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-54A	Mirage F1EQ
2	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-54A	Mirage F1EQ
3	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-54A	Mirage F1EQ
4	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-7E	MiG-21MF
5	1982-09-16	TFB 8	AIM-54A	MiG-25RB
6	1982-12-01	TFB 8	AIM-54A	MiG-25RB

References

Nigel John Ashton, Bryan R. Gibson (2013), The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, p. 90, ISBN 9780415685245CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
John Sadler, Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 9781612004839CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Iran Report, 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017
Iran Report, 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
Tom Cooper, Farzad Bishop (2004), Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing, pp. 85–88, ISBN 1841766585CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Mostafa Torabipour	Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2000–2001	Succeeded by Abdolali Pourshasb

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[1] Nigel John Ashton, Bryan R. Gibson (2013), The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, p. 90, ISBN 9780415685245CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[2] John Sadler, Rosie Serdville (2017), Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, p. 21, ISBN 9781612004839CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[3] Iran Report, 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017

[4] Iran Report, 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017

[5] Tom Cooper, Farzad Bishop (2004), Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing, pp. 85–88, ISBN 1841766585CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)