Saeed Mehdiyoun ( fa, سعید مهدیون; 1928 - died 15 August 1980) was an Iranian

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 ...

. He was appointed as the commander of

Imperial Iranian Air Force The history of the Iranian Air Force, currently known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, can be divided into two phases—before the Islamic Revolution, and after it. Imperial era The Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) was a branch ...

in mid-February 1979 replacing

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in the post. However, he was ousted two days later for lack of popularity among the subordinate personnel. While trying to flee the country, he was arrested for taking part in

Nojeh coup plot The "Saving Iran's Great Uprising" ( fa, نجات قیام ایران بزرگ; acronymed NEQAB, fa, نقاب, lit=Mask) more commonly known as the Nojeh coup d'état ( fa, کودتای نوژه, Kūdetâ-ye Nowžeh), was a plan to overthrow the ...

and subsequently executed for it on 15 August 1980.

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