Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani
Iranian fighter pilot
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Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani (Persian: فریدون علیمازندرانی) is an Iranian retired fighter pilot and a Grumman F-14 Tomcat flying ace during the Iran–Iraq War.
Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani | |
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| Nickname | Ferry |
| Allegiance | Iran |
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Service years | 1971–1999 |
Rank | Colonel |
Conflicts | Iran–Iraq War |
Career
Mazandarani claims 16 aerial victories against Iraqi aircraft during the 1980s, including eight using AIM-54 missiles, one using a MIM-23 missile, two with the Vulcan M61A gun, as well as five manoeuvre kills.[1] French military historian Pierre Razoux has credited him with 9[2] or 11[3] confirmed kills.
According to Austrian aviation historian Tom Cooper, Mazandarani and his co-pilot Qassem Soltani may be the first pilots to have ever shot an aircraft down using AIM-54 Phoenix missile, with a claimed victory against a MiG-23 on 17 September 1980 despite the fact the Iranian air force does not officially acknowledge this victory.[4]
