Fazlollah Javidnia ( fa, فضلالله جاویدنیا) is an Iranian retired
fighter pilot
A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and ...
and a
Grumman F-14 Tomcat flying ace during the
Iran–Iraq War.
Career
During the war, he established reputation as a courageous and patriotic pilot within the
.
In 2015, French military historian
Pierre Razoux
Pierre Razoux (born in 1966) is a writer and historian, a French Senior Civil Servant and a Doctor of Military History. He is in charge of the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. He studied law, history and internation ...
credited him with 12 aerial victories, naming him above
Jalil Zandi and
Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani
Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani ( fa, فریدون علیمازندرانی) is an Iranian retired fighter pilot and a Grumman F-14 Tomcat flying ace during the Iran–Iraq War.
Career
Mazandarani claims 16 aerial victories against Iraqi aircraft d ...
as the most successful pilot of the war. In 2019, he wrote that Javidnia has 11 confirmed kills in addition to 2 probable victories.
After the war, he continued his career successfully and reached the rank of brigadier general.
He was retired in 2002 at the age of 51 and started to trade
Persian carpets as his family business for some time. Javidnia later ceased business activities due to health issues and became involved in military research with an aim to promote a scientific approach towards the Iran–Iraq War.
Bibliography
*''A Battle in the Sky'' (2013): memoirs of Javidnia, written by Mohamma Moamma and published by Ketab Yusef and Emad Institute in Persian language
See also
*
List of Iranian flying aces
The following is a list of flying aces from Iran.
Flying aces Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988)
* Fazlollah Javidnia, 12 or 11 (+2 probable) victories
* Jalil Zandi, 11 or 9 (+3 probable) victories
* Fereidoun Ali-Mazandarani, 9 or 11 victories ...
References
Iran–Iraq War flying aces
Iranian flying aces
Living people
Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals
Recipients of the Order of Fath
Military personnel from Isfahan
Year of birth missing (living people)
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force personnel
Iranian military personnel of the Iran–Iraq War
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