Jamshid Afshar () is an Iranian retired fighter pilot who flew with Grumman F-14 Tomcat during the Iran–Iraq War. He has been credited him with 5 or 6 confirmed aerial victories, a record that qualifies him as a flying ace.
Career Afshar was part of the second group of Iranian pilots who were sent to the United States for training in June 1974. He ranked captain at the time he was assigned to the VFA-101 of the Naval Air Station Oceana. He played a key role in planning Operation Sultan 10, along with Major H. Shoghi.
Aerial victories
Cooper and Bishop have verified the following six as confirmed kills of Afshar: #DateUnitWeaponVictim113 October 1980TFB 8AAMMiG-23BN221 November 1980TFB 8AIM-7E4MiG-21327 November 1980TFB 8AIM-54AMiG-2147 October 1986TFB 6AAMMirage F1EQ5February 198772 TFS/TFB 1AIM-54ASu-22615 May 198872 TFS/TFB 1AIM-9PMirage F1EQ
See also
List of Iranian flying aces
References