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Chronological Listing of Iranian Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II

Losses & Ejections


 IIAF F-4D Phantom II 3-601
April 16, 1974: IIAF F-4D Phantom II 3-601 during"Annual Instrument Check" from Tehran TAFB to Shiraz TAFB.
The aircraft was piloted by 1/Lt.Keyvan Nourhaghighi, (Pilot in Command) with Instructor in back seat Major Javad Fakoori .
The F-4D suffered a hydraulic failure during approach to Shiraz TAFB, landed safely by 1/Lt Nourhaghighi 
 
TO ADD TO SITE WHEN RESEARCHED
Fazlolah-Zahedi..was the(RIO) wingman of Kiyani. Pilot named Co. Najafi..they two landed safely

 

Iranian Air Force F-4E Deployment - September 1980

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 1]

Tehran - Mehrabad

11th TFW

11th TFS
12th TFS

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 2]

 

 

 

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 3]

Nojeh

31st TFW

31st TFS
32nd TFS
33rd TFS

  

32nd TFW

306th TFS
308th TFS

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 4]

Vahdati (near Dezful)

 

 

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 5]

 

 

 

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 6]

Bushehr

61st TFW

61st TFS
62nd TFS

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 7]

Shiraz

71st TFW

71st TFS
72nd TFS

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 8]

 

 

 

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 9]

Bandar Abbas

91st TFW

91st TFS
92nd TFS

  

Tactical Fighter Base [TFB 10]

        

 

        

 

        
 

Chabahar

 

101st TFS

  
   
                 
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
5th November 1970

IIAF		 F-4 Phantom    
 		     Martin-Baker
???? ejected Lt. Masoud Amiri Darban
ejected
[see also 6th October 1980 when he was KIA]		 Martin-Baker

                                                                                                                                                                                   photo courtesy of the IIAF.net
The First F-4D Phantom II Tactical Squadron based at Shiraz, 7th Tactical Fighter Base in 1971
Standing - Left to Right
Alborzi - Faramarzian - Ghale eey - Nahid - Sabouri - Jaffari - Siah Mansouri - Moemeni - Emrani [Deputy for Operation] - Gen. Seyed Javadi [Base Commander] - Riahi [Squadron Commander] - Ajoodani - Pirasteh - Zoghi Moghadam - Tousi - Mossaed - Sheervin - Akhlagi
Front Row - Left to Right
2nd Lt.Taghdess - Taghi Zadeh - Farahnak - Fereidouni - Ramin Far - Zarrabi - Afghan Tolooee - Afshar - Geranmayeh - Hooda

names in purple known to have ejected

                                                                                                                                                                                                         photo courtesy of the IIAF.net
 Class of 52-14 in Mehrabad AFB
 



                                                                                                    photo IIAF.net
General Mohamad Khatami

 
 

72nd Tactical Squadrton
Shiraz AFB

 
Sharam Rostami Aleagha   Ali akbar Eskandari Jamshid Alyha Major Fereydoon Fatehchehr   Abolfazl Hooshyar Masood Amiri  Davood   Salman Vajed samiei   
               
  Yadolah Abdoos    

Naser Sohirad

    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Private Archive
Ghadiri moghaddam.H sarabi.m killed in mehrabad trafic patern shiari.m Amini.gh ejected twice last POW Felizadeh.A Partovi.A Haghparast.A Shirchi.A ejected in shiraz far before war Sajedi.k
Eskandari.m
ejected 1979 killed in car accident after war
 Molaee.H Amirian.H ejected before revolution (f-5E pilot)
Jahanfar.M Shiri.KH Khosravi nasab Ahmadi.A Zomorrodian.B Eslami Zamani.K ???
25th September 1969
IIAF		 F-4D-35-MC 3-603
67-14871		   Hydraulic Control failure. Crashed  over Gachsar and Razan      
Capt. Nikfarjam
ejected		 1st. Lt. Mohsen J Chinisaz
ejected		  
FEEDBACK
&
REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Lt. Col Mohsen J Chinisaz died when his son was very young.

"I would love to get in touch with anyone he knew from his days in the IRAF or even better had pictures of him, as to my knowledge all but 3 of his pictures where burned when his house was bombed in the Iran Iraq war.

It would have meant a lot to my father to see a record of something he was a part of on the Internet.

Very Respectfully

Ali Michael Chinisaz
in email 5th December 2008

If anyone who knew Mohsen J Chinisaz and can help Ali with details of his father's life and career please contact him directly at amc7pe@virginia.edu  or  via this web site mbenshar@aol.com

 
28th September 1969
IIAF		 F-4D-36-MC 3-773
67-14881		   entered spin during attempt to avoid another F-4D      
OK OK  
9th February 1971

IIAF		 F-4D Phantom II   Shiraz AFB
7th TFB		 Crashed  in low level mission near Bandar Abbas not far from the village of Kaboodar Ahang near Shahroukhi AFB in Hamedan    
Pilot ejected Lt. Mohammad Zarrabi  
Sunday
30th January 1972

10  Bah man 1350
IIAF		 F-4D-37-MC 3-619
68-6905		   Shiraz  
Lt. Hossein Nafei
killed		 Lt. Hadi Mahmoudi
killed		  

It is possible that the ejections took place at low level - can anyone confirm this?

Lt. Hadi Mahmoudi's son is trying to find out more details about his father.
photos via Lt. Hadi Mahmoudi's son
If anyone can add to details of the crash, or knew Lt. Hadi Mahmoudi please can they contact me
(mbenshar@aol.com) so that I can forward the information

FEEDBACK

"Sometime in 1972 while I was stationed at Langley AFB, Virginia, flying C-130s, a UPT classmate and T-38 instructor pilot RON'd at Langley and we got together for a drink, etc. That's when I found out Hadi had been killed in an F-4 accident in Iran. As I recall, the Air Force had made inquiries to former instructors and fellow graduates about Hadi's performance, etc. in pilot training, probably as a routine part of their accident investigation. The only thing I was told was that the airplane flew into a mountain, but whether there was any ejection I have no clue."
in email 27th February 2008
9th February 1972
IIAF		 F-4D-35-MC 3-605
67-14872		   IS THIS THE AIRCRAFT LOST ON 9th February 1971 ???      
OK ???  
 13th June 1972

IIAF		 F-4E Phantom II   Shiraz AFB
7th TFB		     Martin-Baker
Lt. Farahnak Lt. Solhgoo Martin-Baker
3rd July 1972
IIAF		 F-4E-47-MC 69-7734          
??? ???  
                 
                 

 

1968 - 1973

Rumours of Covert  reconnaissance flights over USSR territory exist.
The following ejections were reported to have occured.
The events are NOT CONFIRMED but appear here to show that the author is aware of the information
1968 - 1971
???

IIAF		 RF-5A     Believed to have taken part in covert reconnaissance flights over USSR territory when shot down USAF Pilot
ejected
captured - released		    
1968 - 1971
???

IIAF		 RF-5A     Believed to have taken part in covert reconnaissance flights over USSR territory when shot down USAF Pilot
ejected
captured - released		    
28th November 1973

IIAF		 RF-4C Phantom II     Rammed by Soviet MiG-21SM Fishbed flown by Gennadii N. Eliseev over Soviet Air Space. MORE DETAILS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM ?REFUTE THIS LOSS Martin-Baker
Major Shokouhnia (IIAF) - ejected - Captured - released 16 days later

[later KIA 27th January 1982]

 RIO Col. John Saunders (USAF) ejected - Captured - released 16 days later Martin-Baker
  One over flight of Russian territory is confirmed
DATE

IIAF		 F-5B   Tabriz AFB covert reconnaissance flights over USSR territory when shot down Pilot Dehkhar ghani
ejected
captured - released		    
                 
1974 - 1975 IIAF flew missions against Marxist rebels in the Omani Province of Dhofur
[details appreciated]
16th April  1974

IIAF		 F-4D
Phantom II		  
3-601 Shiraz TAFB  During"Annual Instrument Check" from Tehran TAFB to Shiraz TAFB suffered a hydraulic failure during approach to Shiraz TAFB, landed safely by 1/Lt Nourhaghighi  1/Lt. Keyvan Nourhaghighi, Major Javad Fakoori
[In 1980 Air Force Commander Fakouri and several other top commanders were killed in a plane crash] 		 
FEEDBACK
Thanks to Major Keyvan Nourhaghighi Iranian Senior Fighter Pilot for correcting errors in the original web page
13th May 1974

IIAF		 F-4 Phantom           Martin-Baker
 2nd June 1974

IIAF		 F-4D-36-MC Phantom 3-674
67-14882		     Capt. Saboonchi   Martin-Baker

IIAF F-4D Phantom II

   
24th June 1974

IIAF		 F-4D Phantom

or

F-4E-46-MC

 3-698
69-7717		 Shiraz AFB
7th TFB		     Martin-Baker
Major M. Afshar ejected and survived Capt. Seyedreza ejected and survived Martin-Baker
17th September 1974
IIAF		 F-4E-53-MC 3-754
71-1125		          
??? ???  
22nd June 1975
or
29th

IIAF		 F-4 Phantom

F-4E-57-MC

 3-798
73-1521		   DETAILS NEED CONFIRMING - DATE IS WRONG or ARE THERE 2 CRASHES ????     Martin-Baker
Pilot ejected RIO ejected Martin-Baker
1976
IIAF		 F-4E            
23rd June 1976

IIAF		 F-4E-55-MC Phantom 3-777
71-1148		 31st
TFS

Shahrokhi

 		   Martin-Baker
Lt.Col. Afshin Shoa Azar Masood Mohammadi [Mahamadi] ejected
 [KIA on 2nd October 1980]		 Martin-Baker
Saturday - Sunday
18th - 19th September 1976
1:30 AM
IIAF		 F-4 Phantom II   Shahroki Air Base Aircraft scrambled to intercept - ??? over Tehran.    
Gen. Nader Jahanbani
[executed during Revolution]		 ???  
F-4 Phantom II      
 Lt. Parviz Jafari 2nd LT. Keyvan
[Almost ejected during this intercept]		  

This incident was widely speculated in the media as a UFO sighting and pursuit. It has been added to this list as an interesting "mission" by Iranian F-4s and does not form part of the Loss / Ejection lists.

   
                 
24th November 1976

IIAF		 RF-4C Phantom II RF-4E-61-MC 74-1726   Recce flight over South Yemen. Targeted by Yemeni AAA and Omani aircraft   Martin-Baker
Pilot Major Daryoush Jalali ejected and became PoW. Returned after 27 days
 The above photo was taken 3 days before his execution by the new Regime in Iran after the 1979 Revolution		 RIO 1st Lt. Yaqoub Assefi ejected. PoW. Reported as died in captivity (tortured ??) Martin-Baker
Historic Note

Maj. Daryoosh Jalali (who had ejected on 24th November 1976 along with Lt.Yaghoob Asefi) was executed in 1980 in Tehran in Eveen jail accused as having planned the attack and bombing of Khomeyni's home in Jamaraan in north of Tehran in Nojeh Coup
23rd December 1976

IIAF		 F-4D   Vahdatiraz AFB Dezful targeted over the south Yemen with AAA and shotdown and crashed and destroyed     Martin-Baker
Capt. Ali Ashraafiyan ejected
POW for 3 years		 RIO ??? killed Martin-Baker
On 23 April 1979 Mohammad Ahmad Qassani the leader of Yemeni Fighters came to Tehran to Khomeyni and relased the pilot
1st June 1977
IIAF		 RF-4E-61-MC 74-1725          
OK OK  
16th June 1977
IIAF		 F-4D-35-MC 3-668
67-14876		          
??? ???  
29th June 1977   F-4E-54-MC 3-766
71-1137		          
??? ???  
12th July 1977

IIAF		 F-4E-53-MC Phantom 3-751
71-1122		   Hydraulic systems locked. Aircraft crashed and destroyed   Martin-Baker
1st. Lt. Shoghi (student)
ejected		 IP Gen. Mohammad Hoseyn Mehrmand
ejected		 Martin-Baker
Both crew were taken to  Niroo Hospital for examination. They were quickly certified OK with no injuries and returned to flying the nxet day
19th July 1977
IIAF		 F-4E-63-MC 75-0232          
??? ???  

Iranian RF-4 Phantom II
2-434 taken in 1977 at Mehrabad AFB with the snow covered Alborz mountain as backdrop

The white tower seen in the background (just under the nose of the jet)  is the Shah yad (Shah Reminisence) Tower in Shah yad Square. After the Islamic Revolution they renamed to Azadi Tower and Azadi Square.
[Azadi in Persian means Freedom]
   
1977
IIAF		 RF-4E Phantom II     Shot down over South Yemen by a rebel using a shoulder mounted missile. Crashed in the Gulf in shallow water.      
IS THIS LOSS THE ONE LISTED AS
23rd December 1976
OR
12th or 14th July 1977
OR
a new addition to the list ????
8th November 1977

IIAF		 F-4E-54-MC Phantom 3-764
71-1135		    in DACT mission got out of control  ejected 8000 feet AGL Martin-Baker
Lt. Col. Ali Reza Yassini
 [see also 15th October 1980]		 Capt. Labibi
IP		 Martin-Baker
 

 

 

 

IIAF F-4E Phantom II landing using its brake chute to assist in stopping
1st February 1978

IIAF		 F-4 Phantom     31 TFS in Shahroukhi AFB    
Capt. Rezvani [operations officer] 1.Lt. Farisbi  
28th March 1978

IIAF		 F-4E Phantom II

F-4E-63-MC

 75-0223         Martin-Baker
Lt. Hassan  Razavi ejected RIO 2.Lt. Sedaaghat ejected but badly injured Martin-Baker
  Lt. Razavi was well known in the Iranian Air Force, nicknamed "Shabaahang" (morning-star). It seems to be that he was shot down and KIA in the war with Iraq.  Further Details appreciated
8th November 1978

IIAF		 F-4 Phantom II       Capt. Amini ejected   Martin-Baker
5th December 1978
IIAF		 F-4E-46-MC 3-692
69-7711		          
     

                                                                                                                           photo via Bahram		      
10 July 1979

21 Tir mah 1358

 IRIAF F-4E   Bushehr AFB out of control and was crashed not far from the Shore in Persian Gulf    
Maj. Parviz Keyhani Nejad
killed in mishap		 RIO 1st Lt. Naseri
killed in mishap		  
   
IIAF F-4E Phantom II  


F-4E Phantom II

 
1st April 1979

Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah.
Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) become Islamic Republic Iranian Air Force (IRIAF)
post Revolution 1979 IRIAF flew missions against uprisings in Iranian Kurdistan and Western Azerbaijan
 

 


                                                                                                                            photo IIAF.net
Captain Behrooz far
Executed in Nojeh coup

19th August 1979

28.05.1358
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II   . Crashed into the Persian Gulf, cause of crash was given as VERTIGO  
Lt.Mahmood Emam
KIA		 Maj. Fereydoon Fatehchehr
IP		  
10th June 1980
IRIAF		 RF-4 Phantom II     Over Majnoon Islands   Martin-Baker
Fereidoun Zolfaghari
 [see also 10th June 1986]		   Martin-Baker
11th July 1980 The Nojeh Coup began. It was an an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Islamic Republic Government. Many Iranian Air Force Officers were implicated in the planning and carrying out of the uprising.
Iranian Air Force Officers and Personell killed or executed since the Islamic Revolution
No comprehensive list of those who were executed is freely available
 

 
August - September pre Iraq Invasion IRIAF flew in missions against Iraqi forces
Summer 1980
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom   Shahrokhi AFB in Hamedan province The aircraft, on a CAP over Iran, stalled while  performing low acrobatic  manoeuvres over the village of Saamen. Crashed north of the village (10km. from the city of Malaayer      
Lt.Col. Mohammad Bakhtiyari killed in crash RIO ejected at low altitude and killed on landing  
?? ?? 1980
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II   Shahroukhi AFB
(after Revolution renamed to Hor AFB) renamed again to Nojeh AFB		 Shot down  over Paveh by 23mm Gunfire in Kurdistan over the Paveh      
1st Lt.. Mohammad Nojeh KIA
{Nojeh was normally a RIO but due to pilot shortages he flew the F-4E]		 RIO
????		  
Khomeyni asked the IRIAF to control and suppress and  punish the Kurds separatists in Kurdistan
19th September 1980
IRIAF		 F-4 Phantom II           Martin-Baker
Lt. Col. Mahmoodi RIO Heidarian KIA Martin-Baker

Week 1: Day 1
  The Iraqi Air Force launched attacks on eight Iranian Air Force Bases, four airfields and four army facilities
Monday 22nd September 1980
noon

 

 

 

 

An Iranian F-4E Phantom II destroyed on the ground at Mehrabad by a MiG-23

 

 

 

 

 



                                                                                    

22nd September 1980
14:00h
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II     Destroyed on ground at Mehrabad AFB by Iraqi MiG-23      
     
22nd September 1980
14:00h
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II            

During the first Year of the Iran - Iraq War Captain Daryush Yazdanfar was involved in an F-4 Phantom II accident. Can anyone help with further details

 

Date, location, other crew member ?
Captain Daryush Yazdanfar
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Week 1: Day ???


F-4E Phantom Damaged
 

In the first week of war two IRIAF F-4E's took off to attack Iraqi ground forces and their central Artillery.
The wingman jet was piloted by Captain Mohammad Yousef Ahmadbeygi and RIO nicknamed as Uncle (Daie)

They attacked the Iraqis and when the wing man at this time saw that a missile is coming right on his way...the left wing of their jet was hit....

Ahmadbeygi:  Daie,dont eject, dont do that. We are hit and badly damaged, fuel on zero, engine temp on zero, Hydraulics damaged, but it's look like that the engines are better than a minute ago.

The jet was escorted by two F-4E's to AFB and the leader jet was piloted by Dezful AFB Commander

Sir, it's me, Ahmad Beygi, at your 8 o'clock.

What's up Ahmad?

I'm hit! Can you check us please ?

OK

Look Ahmad....

Yes Sir...

If you want to bail out fly to the designated area

No Sir. We have to land. I'll do that.

OK. It's up to you.

The jet was safely landed and within a few weeks was back to in service with the IRIAF

On 20th December 1980, 11:34Pilot Captain Mohammad-Yousef Ahmad Beygi ejected low level - injured his arm - captured - POW, his back-seater, Captain Ayoub Hossein Nejadi, also ejected at low level and was captured - POW,

                                                                                            Captain Mohammad-Yousef Ahmad Beygi 
                            

  Iran claims five Iraqi aircraft shot down between  the west of Tehran and the Iraqi border following this attack.
One pilot [Egyptian ejected]

Week 1: Day 2 Tuesday, 23rd September 1980         01.07.1359

23rd September 1980

 
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II   Shahrokhi AFB in Hamadan Jet was hit over the Front with 23mm. Capt. Eshghipour reported his fuel Gauge failed NE and near the AFB. Crashed in Shahroukhi AFB not far from the family residences. in Hamedan. Eshghipour's wife actually witnessed the crash Martin-Baker
Capt. Khodabakhsh (Bahram) Eshghi Pour Khalil Abad
KIA		 RIO Lt.Abbas Eslami Nia [Niya]
KIA		 Martin-Baker
23rd September 1980
IRIAF		 F-4 Phantom II      
Shot down on the second day of war in a probable Dogfight.
 		     Martin-Baker
Masihollah Din Mohammadi KIA WSO ??? Martin-Baker
NOTE
23rd September 1980
IRIAF		 It is believed that one other F-4 was lost on this day.

Week 1: Day 4
25th September 1980
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II     Aircraft hit while leaving the target area   Martin-Baker
  Lt. Mostafa "Hamid" Saghiri KIA Martin-Baker
25th September 1980
IRIAF		 F-4 Phantom II           Martin-Baker
Major Homayoon Shoghi KIA Back seater Martin-Baker
 hanged and burned by Iraqi people
25th September 1980
IRIAF		     TFB.3 Claimed by Iraqi's as shot down by a MiG-21MF     Martin-Baker
    Martin-Baker
25th September 1980
IRIAF		 F-4E Phantom II     Following bombing mission to Rashid Base, Iraq. Aircraft was hit and damaged but landed safely
                                                 		  Martin-Baker
Captain Daryush Yazdanfar Lt. 'K G' Martin-Baker
25th September 1980