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BLACK TUESDAY II September 2nd, 1986, 1400 hrs. Pilot Captain Ahmad Moradi Talemi (Talebi) and WSO Captain Hassan Najafi take off for a routine CAP mission. After the first refueling, the F-14 turns towards west and continues its patrol. The F-14 gains altitude of up to 40,000ft, continuing west...

While these information may not be widely available; however, if you go through the internet you can find references to these co-operations. I heard about this cooperation on T.V. from US Ambassador to the U.N. in 2001. Below I did a quick search on the net FYR: "Following the 9/11 attacks...

REVENGE OF THE TOMCAT Black Tuesday for the Tomcat pilots was a costly lesson. The over confident pilots and ground control personnel revaluated their performance and tactics. This hard blow to the F-14 required a counter punch to regain air superiority both physically and morally. The...

There is a theory that US and Russia have found two common grounds, one is to hamper the cheap accessibility of the Chinese to Iranian oil and the second one the vast growth of the Islamic Fanatics. The common factor is Iran in both cases to reduce cheap oil exports to China as well as taking...

Col. Zolfaghari's Helmet and Ejection Seat

TARGET: DUKAN DAM INSTALLATIONS “MEMOIRS OF THE LATE MOHAMMAD DANESHPOUR, F-5 PILOT” As always, I headed for the command post early in the morning. A package containing the latest aerial photos of important enemy targets and installations was supposed to arrive to the base. I entered the...

Black Tuesday, The Downing of Two F-14s by Iraqi Mirages Fourteen months had passed since the beginning of Iran/Iraq war. What Iraq had thought would be an easy occupation after the Iranian Revolution had turned out to be a grave miscalculation. Iran hadn't thought the war would last more than...

Dear Haman, As promised! :-) In 1986 The Iranian F-14A Tomcats faced a shortage of air to air missile during the Iran-Iraq war. As a result, a team of 13 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force personnel were tasked to resolve the situation. The outcome of the project was the adaptation of the...

AN AIR COMBAT STORY BY IRAN'S AIR FORCE F-14 PILOT COL. PEYROVAN (Retired); About six years into the Iran-Iraq war, Saddam Hussein’s desire to occupy Iran proved to be just a desire. Due to his miscalculations, the Iraqi Baathist regime had resorted to inhumane tactics such as the use of...

That is correct and apparently the project was headed by Col. Mazandarani. I have the story as well and will post it soon in the IRIAF War Stories. Cheers.

PILOT MEMOIRS: SAMAD EBRAHIMI & WSO ALIREZA JARRAH F-14 vs. Mercedes It was about 5 years into the war and the tanker war had just started sporadically. Saddam Hossein had placed a bounty on the F-14s; the reward a brand new Mercedes Benz for any pilot that shoots down an F-14. The statement...

A DREAM THAT ALMOST CAME TRUE ONE HELL OF AN AIR COMBAT STORY BY F-14 DOUBLE ACE COLONEL. 'FERRY' MAZANDARANI; It was mid March 1985, when Operation Badr had almost been completed, and the combat pilots were rotated back to their original assigned duty. It was close to the Persian New Year...

AN AIR COMBAT STORY BY IRAN'S AIR FORCE F-14 PILOT COL. PEYROVAN (Retired); About six years into the Iran-Iraq war, Saddam Hussein’s desire to occupy Iran proved to be just a desire. Due to his miscalculations, the Iraqi Baathist regime had resorted to inhumane tactics such as the use of...

Hi Guys/Haman, I have recently crossed upon several stories regarding Iranian pilots during the Iran-Iraq war, a few shown in a program called Tomcat Fights. I found them quite interesting and thought to share them with you as well. The thread is under IRIAF War Stories. My avatar is one of...

Some of the stories told by the IRIAF pilots during the Iran-Iraq war. THE GREAT ESCAPE AND THE RESCUE BY THE IRANIAN ARMY HELICOPTERS Thursday, Dec 4, 1980 Azar 13, 1359 It’s around 1600, and I, as the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron Commander, along with, Lt. Colonel Faraj Baratpour ” The...