Bahram Hooshyar ( fa, بهرام هشیار) (1938–1991) was a commander of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force , patron = , motto = , "Skyhigh is my place" , colours = Ultramarine blue , colours_label = , march = , mascot ...

(IRIAF) and an important strategist in 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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Operations

Attack on H3

General Hooshyar had a key role along with Major General Javad Fakouri in the

Attack on H3 The H-3 airstrike ( fa, عملیات اچ۳) was a surprise air attack by the Iranian Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War on 4 April 1981 against the airbases of the Iraqi Air Force at the H-3 Air Base in western Iraq. The Iranians destroyed ...

(Attack on Al-Waleed).

Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh

He not only was involved in designing

Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh ( fa, عملیات ثامن‌الائمه "Operation Eighth of the Imams") was an offensive of the Iran–Iraq War between 27–29 September 1981 where Iran broke the Iraqi Siege of Abadan. The operation was carried ou ...

, but also General Hooshyar was an innovator of Iran's plan for launching missile in battle.

Innovations

He for first time established and started Khyber missile site (Foley Islamabad) along with some armored divisions operating Qazvin.

Death

He died in Tehran in 1991 after a long battle with cancer. Like many soldiers serving in the Iran-Iraq War, he was diagnosed with

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ' ...

. His sculpture at the Museum of the Air Force is on display as one of Iran's symbols of the Iran–Iraq War.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hooshyar, Bahram 1938 births People from Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force personnel Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals 1991 deaths Golden Crown Deaths from cancer in Iran Deaths from leukemia