Shahram Rostami ( fa, ) is a former Iranian

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who was active in the Iran-Iraq War. With six definite aerial victories, against three MiGs and three Mirage F.1s (with a single AIM-54 missile), he qualifies as a

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and one of the best scoring pilots of

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. Rostami held office as the deputy commander of

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and the chairman of

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Aerial victories

Confirmed victories of Rostami include:

References

Living people Iranian aviators Iranian flying aces People from East Azerbaijan Province Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War 1948 births Iran–Iraq War flying aces 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people {{iran-mil-bio-stub

Aerial victories

See also

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