Topic: MiG Kill over the Persian Gulf

bulldogg · December 31st, 2005

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Originally Posted by phoenix80

lol

ok!

dream on! if he had time, he could edit those stupid pages!

btw, i simply dont care what an ill informed may think about the reality!

www.acig.org is the only credible source on Iranian AF readiness for now.

And I have provided xilion of links to back up my arguement and recommended 3 books to read, but seems you'd rather stay ill-informed or may be you are too arrogant to accept the truth!?

why don't you join www.acig.org/forum to read a bitand learn more?

that so-called major copied info from this page and pasted into his web page

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f14_6.html

wordings, sentences... etc are all the same thing. He didnt write those stuff since he hasnt lived in IRAN since 1978. He has no credible info and insight into the readiness of the Iranian AF.

I served in that god damn AF. My father is a retired Colonel of the same force and I know it better than any one else do!

Now you can stay misinformed or uninformed while the reality is something else!

From the Major's guestbook...

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I had been to most of those airbases... your web site is by far the most comprehensive site.

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In the solemn memory of every Iranian pilot that never came home. Let us children of Iran never forget them or their sacrifice. A great big "khasteh nabashid" indeed to you for such a lovely site. I trembel with emotion as I go through this site over and over again. As a son of Iran, I thank you for telling the yet untold and amazing epic of the IIAF, and keeping the memory of our country's heroes alive forever. The heroism was not limited to during the war, but also included the decades of tireless training and hard work to build such a world class effective force in the first place. One guest felt that the heroes of the IRIAF were not mentioned enough. Well, for your information, those heroes were from none other than the IIAF, because this "government" we have today contributed nothing to the air force but executions and misery. Remember, these dedicated men fought bravely for our homeland, not an acronym. Every Iranian should be proud that our brave warriors in the air and on the ground and at sea had such an outstanding performance in the face of impossible circumstances imposed by our own government as well as our foreign enemies. In the hope that all our fallen heroes rest in peace, and that the phoenix of the IIAF will rise again and rule our country's beautiful skies again soon.

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I love your website with all the rare pictures of Iran's Proud Pilots and Airmen of the IIAF. I get goose bumps everytime I visit your site and relive the glorious past of our country. Thank-you for updating and maintaining a website that gives me Persian Pride for The Land of The Sun, The Lion and The Sword, our Motherland IRAN. Thanks!!

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The question before the Iranians in general and the younger generation in particular should be which of the following do you want to guide your destiny- Iran or Islam? Again, I would like to thank the organizers of this web site for providing factual and informative data about IIAF and its history.

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Enjoyed the photos. Thank you for the great site. You've helped us celebrate being a IRANIAN.

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To All IIAF Pilots and Personnel: On this website I am pleased to see the brave IIAF pilots and personnel from around the world that still stand tall and proud. I remember in 1323(1944) when I joined the Air Force we had little flight instruction except for how to use the rudder and the ailerons, as well as other basic parts of the aircraft. In my training I first flew with the Tiger Moth, then subsequently the Odax, Hornet, and a so called fighter aircraft called the Fury. I remember at my graduation, after receiving an award from His Majesty The Shah, my instructor (First Lieutenant Toufanian) told me to remember that "the best pilots are those who live long with no accident". Immediately after graduation, I was transferred to a fighter squadron in Ghalaa Morghi and started flying with the wonderful Hurricane, and then with the so called "Flying Coffin", also known as the P-47 Thunderbolt, which killed so many of our good pilots. Fortunately His Majesty The Shah also became a pilot, and gave us the chance to make the IIAF the number one Air Force in the Middle East and the fifth most powerful Air Force in the world. I was proud to have been connected with the IIAF and the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority for over 36 years. Unfortunately, as often happens, politics reared its ugly head, with the result that our country has been torn apart several times in the past thirty years, first with the Revolution, the subsequently during the war with Iraq. All those connected with the IIAF should be proud of the parts they played during this time of upheaval. From this corner I salute all of the brave pilots and personnel, and I am sure that history will remember the parts we have played during both the good and bad times, and that together, the IIAF became one of the most powerful air forces in the world.

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I am proud to be an IRANIAN AIR FORCE PILOT(1975-1995) and now i am just living with my dreams.............. LONG LIVE IRAN

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Dear Amir, Major Nassirkhani, and the honorable members of the IIAF pilots association, Although General Manuchehr Khosrodad was a helicopter pilot of the Imperial Iranian Army Aviation (Hava Nirooz) - originally an IIAF officer - nonetheless, he broke 4 world records in 1975 that have not yet been broken. I was wondering if you may want to consider listing him as an ace Iranian pilot on your magnificent website. After all, Boland Aseman Jaygaheh man ast does apply to this man. 20 years after his unjustifiable execution, Manuchehr Khosrowdad continues to maintain the world altitute record and ascend rate records atained by a helicopter weighing less than 4500 Kg. On April 29, 1975 Khosrowdad broke 4 records in Ahwaz in his Bell 214A. 1) He attained the highest helicopter ceiling ever attained - 9,071 meters (approx 27,300 ft)! 2) While attaining his record altitude, he broke three ascent rate records. He was the quickest pilot to attain 3000, 6000, and 9000 meter altitudes. Khosrowdad attained the altitude of 3000m in 1 minute and 5 seconds, 6000m in 5 minutes and 14 seconds, 9000 m in 15 minutes and 5 seconds. These are all recorded as world records that have not yet been broken. His record is still posted in the world records website at http://www.fai.org/rotorcraft/record...s_general.html. May God bless the soul of this Imperial Iranian Officer and all other officers who were executed for absolutely no reason what-so-ever. By the way, Khosrodad was my father's commanding officer in Hava Nirooz of Isfahan. Thank you for your wonderful website. It brought lots of joy and great memories. Keep it up. Sassan Cyrus Parandeh

I have to say I put far more credence in this site given the vast number of honest to God Iranian veterans who sing its praises publicly signing their names to it.