Yadollah Javadpour ( fa, یدالله جوادپور) was a

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flying

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in the

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, serving for the duration of the

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. According to some sources, his record qualifies him as an

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. French military historian Pierre Razoux has credited him with three aerial victories. He immigrated to North America after he was retired.

Career

He began his service as a pilot in the

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and was a member of the elite flight demonstration team, the

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Iran–Iraq War

Javadpour's notoriety came while flying the

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. He claimed 5 air victories, which makes him an ace, but only two have been reliably confirmed by western sources. His greatest fame came on August 6, 1983 when he claimed (later to be reliably confirmed) to have shot down an Iraqi

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. This was a significant achievement for an F-5 pilot as the MiG-25 is a much bigger and faster aircraft with a substantial altitude advantage. His other confirmed kill was an

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on 17 October 1980. Air Combat Information Group (ACIG) gives credit of the following confirmed kills to Javadpour:

References

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Career

Iran–Iraq War

See also

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