List of Iranian aerial victories during the Iran–Iraq war
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq lasting from September 1980 to August 1988. During these years, the air combat produced many aces in the Iranian Air Force, thanks to a superior training and doctrine. This eight year conflict, makes Iran the second country in the region with more combat aces, along with Israel. Its noteworthy, the fact that the 6 Iranian pilots with more victories, were all F-14 pilots. This, signals the crucial importance the Iranians gave to its F-14s as well as the superiority achieved by this aricraft over the Iraqis. The following list, includes the most known Iranian aces by number of victories, confirmed by both Iranian and western sources. The confirmed victories are bold and probable victories are italic in the column of victims.
The list includes victories by Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force as well as the "kills" by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation helicopters.
| Pilot | Total number of kills | Victims | Weapons | Date | Fighter type | Notes | |
| Fereydoun Ali Mazandarani | 15 | MIG-21 Mig-23 Mig-23 Mig-21 MiG-23 Mig-23 Mig-23 Mirage F1 Mig-27 | AIM-9P AAM AIM-54A AIM-54A AAM AIM-54A M61 Vulcan AIM-54A M61 Vulcan AIM-9P AIM-9P | 15 May 81 ? Jan 82 10 Oct 82 10 Oct 82 ? Sep 83 ? Sep 83 ? Apr 86 ? Apr 86 29 Aug 87 ? Feb 88 ? Feb 88 | F-14 Tomcat | The most successful iranian fighter ace during the war. Considered the best pilot using the AIM-54A Phoenix. He has published a book about his memoirs. | |
| Fazlollah Javidnia | 13 | MiG-23 MiG-23 Mirage F-1 Mirage F-1 Mirage F-1 Mig-23 MiG-23 MiG-21 Mirage F1 Mig-23 Mirage F1'Mirage F1 Mirage F1 | AIM-9P AAM AIM-54A AIM-54A AAM AAM AAM AIM-54A AAM AIM-9P AIM-9P | 15 May 81 ? Jan 82 10 Oct 82 10 Oct 82 ? Sep 83 ? Sep 83 ? Apr 86 ? Apr 86 29 Aug 87 ? Feb 88 ? Feb 88 | F-14 Tomcat | The second iranian ace by number of victories, between 1981-1988. The majority of its kills achieved with the AIM-54. Now retired, he wrote a book called "Fight in the Sky". | - |
| Jalil Zandi | 11 | MiG-21 MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-23 Su-22 Su-22 MiG-23 MiG-23 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 | AIM-9P AAM AIM-54A AIM-54A AAM AAM AAM AIM-54A AAM AIM-9P AIM-9P | 15 May 81 ? Jan 82 10 Oct 82 10 Oct 82 ? Sep 83 ? Sep 83 ? Apr 86 ? Apr 86 29 Aug 87 ? Feb 88 ? Feb 88 | F-14 Tomcat | The most successful pilot of the war in air combats, with 11 aerial victories. The most successful F-14 Tomcat pilot worldwide. | - |
| Shahram Rostami | 6 | Mirage F1 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 MiG 21 MiG-25 MiG-25 | AIM-54A AIM-54A AIM-54A AIM-7E AIM-54A AIM-54A | 22 Oct 81 22 Oct 81 22 Oct 81 22 Oct 81 16 Sep 82 1 Dec 82 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Jamshid Afshar | 6 | MiG 23 MiG-21 MiG-21 Mirage F1 Su-22 Mirage F1 | AAM AIM-7E AIM-54A AAM AIM-54 AIM-9P | 13 Oct 80 21 Nov 80 27 Nov 80 7 Oct 86 ? Feb 87 15 May 88 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Mostafa Roustaei | 6 | MiG 23 MiG-23 MiG-21 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 | AAM AIM-7E AIM-54A M61 Vulcan AIM-54 AIM-9P | 13 Oct 80 21 Nov 80 27 Nov 80 7 Oct 86 ? Feb 87 15 May 88 | F-14 Tomcat | Pictures ofhis memoirs can be seen in here | - |
| Yadollah Sharifirad | 5 | Su-22 MiG-21 MiG-21 MiG-21 MiG-21 | See the notes Maneuver 20 mm 20 mm Maneuver | 21 Oct 80 21 Nov 80 24 Nov 80 16 Dec 80 16 Dec 80 | Northrop F-5 | On 21 Oct 80 the Iraqi fighter hit the ground during the chase. The most successful F-5 Pilot in aerial combat during the Iran-Iraq war. | - |
| ّMohammad Farahavar | 4 | MiG-23 MiG-23 MiG-23 MiG-23 | AIM-54A AIM-54A AIM-54A AIM-54A | 7 Jan 81 7 Jan 81 7 Jan 81 7 Jan 81 | F-14 Tomcat | Struck 1 MiG with the launch of one AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the explosion of that MiG caused a chain explosion, which completely blew up the right wingman. The subsequent explosions rendered the 2 other outmost MiGs useless, causing them to crash into the desert due to the complete loss of control surfaces. | - |
| Shafi / Alaei | 4 | SA.342M SA.342M SA.316B Mil Mi-24 | 20 mm 20 mm 20 mm 20 mm | 2 Nov 82 2 Nov 82 3 Nov 82 21 Nov 82 | AH-1J | These may be some of the few incidents of a helicopter shooting down fighter jets in military history. Other instances listed on this page, by different helicopter pilots. | - |
| Assadollah Adeli | 4 | MiG-23 MiG-23 MiG-23 | AIM-54 MIM-23 Hawk | 7 Jan 81 13 Aug 88 | F-14 Tomcat | Adeli, with his RIO Mohammad Masbough, shot down three MiG-23s, which were in a close formation, by only one AIM-54. | - |
| Hossein Rabeie | 3 | Mirage F1 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 | AIM-7E AIM-9P AIM-9P | 9 Feb 88 9 Feb 88 9 Feb 88 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Abbas Doran | 3 | MiG-23 MiG-23 MiG-21 | AIM-7E AIM-7E AIM-7E | 29 Sep 80 29 Sep 80 2 Nov 80 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Rahnavard | 3 | Su-22 Mirage F-1 Mirage F-1 | AIM-7E AIM-9P AIM-9P | ? May 87 16 Feb 88 16 Feb 88 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Zoghi | 3 | MiG-23 MiG-23 Mirage F1 | AIM-9P AIM-7E AIM-9P | 23 Jan 87 23 Jan 87 9 Jul 88 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Khosrodad | 3 | MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-23 | AIM-7E AIM-54A AIM-54A | 21 Nov 82 21 Nov 82 21 Nov 82 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Mohammad Hashem Aleagha | 3 | MiG-21 Mirage F1 Mirage F1 | AIM-7E AIM-54A AIM-54A | 20 Oct 80 11 Dec 81 11 Dec 81 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Yadollah Javadpour | 2 | Su-20 MiG-25 | 20 mm AIM-9J | 17 Oct 80 6 Aug 83 | Northrop F-5 | - | |
| Hassan Afghantoloee | 2 | Mirage F1 Mirage F1 | AIM-7E AIM-9P | 18 Feb 87 18 Feb 87 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| G. Malej | 2 | MiG-23 MiG-23 | AIM-9P AIM-9P | 18 Oct 80 18 Oct 80 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Ali Azimi | 2 | MiG-21 MiG-23 | AIM-54A AIM-54A | 23 Sep 80 23 Sep 80 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| R. Azad | 2 | MiG-21 MiG-21 | AIM-54A AIM-54A | 11 Dec 81 11 Dec 81 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Joshan/ Hashemzade | 2 | Su-22 Su-22 | AIM-7E AIM-9P | 11 May 85 15 May 85 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| G. Esmaeli | 2 | Silkworm Xian H-6 | AIM-54A AIM-54A | 25 Feb 88 25 Feb 88 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Rassi | 1 | MiG-23 | 20mm | 25 Sep 80 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Adibi | 1 | Super Etendard | AIM-7E | 2 Apr 84 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Amir | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-9P | 21 Apr 81 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Hasibi | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-9P | 13 Oct 80 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Abbassi / Kuchmezgi | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-9P | 26 Apr 81 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Salari | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-9P | 14 Jun 88 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Moslemi | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-7E | 23 Jan 87 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Reza ? | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-7E | 12 Jul 86 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Hadavand | 1 | Mirage F1'' | AIM-54A | 22 Oct 81 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Amiraslani | 1 | Mirage F1 | AIM-54A | 20 Feb 87 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Mohammad Reza Ataei | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-54A | 13 Sep 80 | F-14 Tomcat | The first killer of an Iraqi aircraft during the border conflicts between Iran and Iraq, nine days before the official beginning of the Iran-Iraq war. | - |
| Hashemi | 1 | Mirage F1 | Aim-54 | 26 Mar 85 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| S. Naghdi | 1 | MiG-23 | AIM-54A | 25 Sep 80 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Sarlak | 1 | MiG-21 | 20 mm | 25 Apr 81 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Afkhami | 1 | MiG-21 | ? | ? Dec 80 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Mahlouji / Goudarz | 1 | MiG-21 | AIM-9P | 26 Apr 81 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Mofidi | 1 | MiG-21 | AIM-9P | 22 Sep 81 | F-4 Phantom II | - | |
| Abbas Hazin | 1 | MiG-21 | AIM-9P | 26 Oct 80 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| K. Akhbari | 1 | MiG-21 | AIM-9P | 26 Oct 80 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Farhad Dehghan | 1 | MiG-21 | AIM-54A | 2 Dec 80 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Ebrahimi | 1 | Su-20 | 20mm | 17 oct 80 | Northrop F-5 | - | |
| Moussavi | 1 | Su-22 | AIM-54A | 21 Jul 82 | F-14 Tomcat | - | |
| Bozorgi | 1 | Mil Mi-8 | 20 mm | 3 Dec 80 | Northrop F-5 | - | |
| Alireza Yassini | 1 | SA.321GV | AGM-65A | 12_Jul_86 | F-4 Phantom II | - |