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'''Yadollah Sharifirad''' (born on 24th of March 1946) is an [[Iran]]ian former [[fighter pilot]], [[military attaché]] and [[writer]]. He was also in 1978 a member of [[Golden Crown]]. Golden Crown was the national aerobatics team of [[Iran]]. It was a part of the former [[Imperial Iranian Air Force]].<ref>[http://www.iiaf.net/goldencrown/gcyby.html iiaf.net] ''Golden Crown'' (retrieved on 12th of September 2013)</ref> |
'''Yadollah Sharifirad''' (born on the 24th of March 1946) is an [[Iran]]ian former [[fighter pilot]], [[military attaché]] and [[writer]]. He was also in 1978 a member of [[Golden Crown]]. Golden Crown was the national aerobatics team of [[Iran]]. It was a part of the former [[Imperial Iranian Air Force]].<ref>[http://www.iiaf.net/goldencrown/gcyby.html iiaf.net] ''Golden Crown'' (retrieved on 12th of September 2013)</ref> |
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Sharifirad was one of the most successful Iranian [[Northrop|F-5]] [[pilot]]s during the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. He had 5 victories against the [[Iraqi]] [[fighter aircraft]] (3 confirmed victories and 2 probable victories). The victories include: one [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-22]] and four [[MiG-21]]s.<ref>[http://www.cieldegloire.com/as_45_00_victoires.php#zandi cieldegloire.com]</ref> After that he attacked an Iraqi [[power station]], 3 Iraqi fighters attacked him. The Iraqi fighters shot his [[airplane]] down. He ejected and Iraqi [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]]s took him back to Iran. A [[movie]] called ''The Eagles'' was made about this event. |
Sharifirad was one of the most successful Iranian [[Northrop|F-5]] [[pilot]]s during the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. He had 5 victories against the [[Iraqi]] [[fighter aircraft]] (3 confirmed victories and 2 probable victories). The victories include: one [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-22]] and four [[MiG-21]]s.<ref>[http://www.cieldegloire.com/as_45_00_victoires.php#zandi cieldegloire.com]</ref> After that he attacked an Iraqi [[power station]], 3 Iraqi fighters attacked him. The Iraqi fighters shot his [[airplane]] down. He ejected and Iraqi [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]]s took him back to Iran. A [[movie]] called ''The Eagles'' was made about this event. |
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Revision as of 16:39, 28 May 2014
Yadollah Sharifirad (born on the 24th of March 1946) is an Iranian former fighter pilot, military attaché and writer. He was also in 1978 a member of Golden Crown. Golden Crown was the national aerobatics team of Iran. It was a part of the former Imperial Iranian Air Force.[1]
Sharifirad was one of the most successful Iranian F-5 pilots during the Iran–Iraq War. He had 5 victories against the Iraqi fighter aircraft (3 confirmed victories and 2 probable victories). The victories include: one Su-22 and four MiG-21s.[2] After that he attacked an Iraqi power station, 3 Iraqi fighters attacked him. The Iraqi fighters shot his airplane down. He ejected and Iraqi Kurdish guerrillas took him back to Iran. A movie called The Eagles was made about this event.
From 1984 until 1987, he was a military attaché in Pakistan.[3] In 1987, the Iranian government ordered him back to Iran and accused him of the espionage for the United States. He spent one year in prison. He was set free after one year and emigrated to Canada.[4]
References
- ↑ iiaf.net Golden Crown (retrieved on 12th of September 2013)
- ↑ cieldegloire.com
- ↑ amazon.ca Flight of the Patriot: Escape from Revolutionary Iran (retrieved on the 12th of September 2013)
- ↑ irandarjahan.net (retrieved on the 12th of September 2013)