Abolfazl Mehreganfar (Persian: ابوالفضل مهرگانفر) is an Iranian retired fighter pilot of Grumman F-14 Tomcat who served during the Iran–Iraq War.[1]
Abolfazl Mehreganfar | |
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.jpg) Mehreganfar in 1979 | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | |
| Rank | 2nd brigadier general |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
French military historian Pierre Razoux has credited him with 6 aerial victories, a record that qualifies him as a flying ace.[2][3] He achieved the rank of 2nd brigadier general.[4]
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References
edit- ^ Cooper, Tom; Bishop, Farzad (2004), Holmes, Tony; Hales-Dutton, Bruce (eds.), Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Combat Aircraft, vol. 49, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, p. 48, ISBN 1-84176-787-5
- ^ Razoux, Pierre (2015), The Iran-Iraq War, translated by Nicholas Elliott, Harvard University Press, Table 1.3: Victories by Iranian pilots (3 or more victories), p. 571, ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8
- ^ Razoux, Pierre (2019), Le siècle des As (1915-1988): Une autre histoire de l'aviation (in French), Place des éditeurs, Section 31, p. 15, ISBN 978-2-262-04827-3
- ^ Mehrnia, Ahmad (29 May 2016), "Air Raid to Al-Waleed (21): The Story of Demolishing Fighters and the Equipment in Al-Waleed Triple Military Bases Known as H-3", Iranian Oral History, translated by Zahra Hosseinian, Resistance Literature and Culture Researches and Studies Center, retrieved 5 November 2020
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