Mahmoud Eskandari
Mahmoud Eskandari | |
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| Born | 1950 Karaj, Iran |
| Died | 2001 |
| Allegiance | The Imperial Iranian Air Force IIAF, then Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force IRIAF |
| Service/ | The Imperial Iranian Air Force IIAF, then Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mahmoud Eskandari (Persian: محمود اسکندری; 1950–2001) was a Fighter aircraft pilot of the F-4 Phantom ll for IIAF and IRIAF.[1]
Military background[edit]
He served his country as one of the most sophisticated F4 E-Phantom ll pilots during Iran–Iraq War and he could reach the title of (Man of the impossible missions) such as the liberation of Khorramshahr, H-3 airstrike[2] and Baghdad Operation He is considered as one of the most prominent pilots of the Iranian Air Force.[3][4][5][6][7]
During Baghdad operation, Eskandari managed to repeatedly pass through the firewall that was protecting Baghdad and return to Iran despite multiple damages to his airplane and severe, threatening injuries to him and his RIO, following the crash of Abbas Doran due to a SAM strike.[8][9][10][11]
Operations[edit]
- H-3 airstrike (April 6, 1981)
- Flying a F4E Phantom ll from Syria back to Iran, straight through Iraqi territory where Iraqi fighter jets were waiting for him at the borders with Turkey and then Iran. Instead, he flew straight through Iraq at a very low-altitute and at supersonic speed.
- Liberation of Khorramshahr (May 6, 1982) with his high-precision, successful bombing of a strategic bridge that other pilots had failed to hit.
- Battle of Khorramshahr (1982) (July 1982)[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "پیامی که محمود اسکندری برای صدّام فرستاد و دنیا آن را شنید!". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Napier, Michael (2022). Flashpoints: Air Warfare in the Cold War. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472853561.
- ^ "کلید آزادسازی خرمشهر در دست این دو خلبان + عکس". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Air Raid to Al-Waleed (14)". Oral History. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Narrating the Heroism of the Air Force". Oral History. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Memories of the Greatest Air Fight in the World". Oral History. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "تاریخ شفاهی :: روایت دلاوری‌های نیروی هوایی". www.oral-history.ir. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ حسین, عبدالله عبدالمنعم عبدالله (2022-11-01). "دراسة العلاقات الریاضیة بین القیاسات الجسمیة لبناء نموذج البنطلون الجینز الرجالى لخدمة الصناعة". مجلة البحوث فی مجالات التربیة النوعیة. 8 (43): 199–241. doi:10.21608/jedu.2022.123680.1609. ISSN 2735-3346. S2CID 247947951.
- ^ "iFilm exclusive on 10th day of 40th FFF". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Radio drama "Beehive" spotlights 1983 Iran Air Force operation in Iraq". Tehran Times. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Bishop, Farzad; Cooper, Tom (2012). Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 9781782007609.
- ^ "ماهرترین خلبان فانتوم+ عکس". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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