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Brig. General Jalil Zandi () (1951–2001) was an ace fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, serving for the full duration of the Iran-Iraq war. His record qualifies him as an ace and the most successful pilot of that conflict in the air combats. His last official post, before his death, was 'Deputy for Planning and Organization' of the Iranian Air Force. He died with his wife Zahra Mohebshahedin in 2001 in a car accident near Tehran. He is buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in the south of Tehran. He had three sons: Vahid, Amir, and Nader.

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  • Brig. General Jalil Zandi () (1951–2001) was an ace fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, serving for the full duration of the Iran-Iraq war. His record qualifies him as an ace and the most successful pilot of that conflict in the air combats. His last official post, before his death, was 'Deputy for Planning and Organization' of the Iranian Air Force. He died with his wife Zahra Mohebshahedin in 2001 in a car accident near Tehran. He is buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in the south of Tehran. He had three sons: Vahid, Amir, and Nader.
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Birth Date
  • 1951-05-02(xsd:date)
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death place
  • Tehran, Iran
Spouse
  • Zahra Moheb Shahedin
Name
  • Jalil Zandi
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  • fa
Caption
  • Jalil Zandi in 1974
Birth Place
  • Garmsar, Iran
Awards
  • Fath
death date
  • 2001-04-01(xsd:date)
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Allegiance
  • Iran
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  • Portrait of Jalil Zandi
native name
  • جلیل زندی
placeofburial
  • Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, Tehran
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  • Brig. General Jalil Zandi () (1951–2001) was an ace fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, serving for the full duration of the Iran-Iraq war. His record qualifies him as an ace and the most successful pilot of that conflict in the air combats. Jalil Zandi began in the IIAF and stayed on to serve in the IRIAF when it was somewhat dangerous for pilots to continue their military service. While a Major, he often clashed with his superior Lt. Col. Abbas Babaei. Abbas Babaei was notorious for his merciless treatment of the pilots and officers considered disloyal to the new regime and its virtues and because of this Jalil Zandi was condemned to ten years of imprisonment. In the time he was in prison he was threatened to be sentenced to death, but by demand of the then air force commander and many other air force pilots he was released after six months. His fame came as a F-14 Tomcat pilot. He has been reliably credited with shooting down 11 Iraqi aircraft (8 confirmed victories through examination with US intelligence documents released according to FOIA inquiry and 3 probable victories). The victories include 4 MiG-23s, 2 Su-22s, 2 MiG 21s and 3 Mirage F1s. This makes him the most successful F-14 Tomcat pilot ever. His last official post, before his death, was 'Deputy for Planning and Organization' of the Iranian Air Force. He died with his wife Zahra Mohebshahedin in 2001 in a car accident near Tehran. He is buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in the south of Tehran. He had three sons: Vahid, Amir, and Nader.
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