Jalil Zandi
Fath Medal (2nd grade) | |
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| Spouse(s) | Zahra Moheb Shahedin |
Jalil Zandi (
F-14 Tomcat
.
Career
Jalil Zandi began in the
Lieutenant Colonel Abbas Babaei.[2] Abbas Babaei was "notorious for his merciless treatment of the pilots and officers" considered disloyal to the new regime[4] and because of this, Jalil Zandi was condemned to ten years of imprisonment. While in prison, he was threatened with execution, but by demand of the then-air force commander and many other air force pilots, he was released after six months.[5]
Iran–Iraq War
He earned his fame as an
fighter aces and the most successful F-14 Tomcat pilot worldwide.[9]
Post-war
His last official post was deputy for planning and organization of the Iranian Air Force.
He died with his wife Zahra Moheb Shahedin in 2001 in a car accident near Tehran.[2] He is buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in the south of Tehran. The couple had three sons: Vahid, Amir, and Nader.
See also
- F-14 Tomcat operational history
- Iranian aerial victories during the Iran-Iraq war
- List of aces of aces
References
- ^ Imperial Iranian Air Force: Samurai in the skies
- ^ a b c Fire in the Hills: Iranian and Iraqi Battles of Autumn 1982, by Tom Cooper & Farzad Bishop, Sept. 9, 2003
- ISBN 1 84176 787 5
- ISBN 1 84176 787 5
- ISBN 1 84176 787 5
- ^ "Welcome to the Air Combat Information Group".
- ^ "Welcome to the Air Combat Information Group".
- ^ Herbert, Adam (January 2015). "Air Power Classics". Air Force Magazine: 76.
- ^ ISBN 1 84176 787 5
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