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Abdolbaghi Darvish ( fa, عبدالباقی درویش ; 26 April 1948 – 20 February 1986) was an Iranian Air Force pilot who served during the
Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...
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Early life

He was born in 1948 in Nowshahr. After finishing school, he had accepted in Iran's air force college and after that for advance training he was sent to the United States in 1969.


End of life

On 20 February 1986, Darvish was shot down by an Iraqi MiG-23ML while flying his Iranian F27-600. All 51 crew and passengers were killed.''Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988'', Tom Cooper, Farzad Bishop, 2000, page 304 The aircraft was carrying a delegation of military and government officials on a mission. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major General.


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Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darvish, Abdolbaghi 1948 births 1986 deaths Iranian military personnel killed in the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Republic of Iran Army colonels Mazandarani people Burials at Behesht-e Zahra Aviators killed by being shot down Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force personnel People from Nowshahr