About Mostafa Roustaei
Born 1951. Mostafa Roustaei is an astronomer.
Mostafa Roustaei was an Iranian amateur astronomer and retired fighter pilot who flew with Grumman F-14 Tomcat during the Iran–Iraq War. French military historian Pierre Razoux has credited him with 5 aerial victories, a record that qualifies him as a flying ace.
Career Roustaei was hired by the IIAF in 1970 and after 30 years of service, he was retired with the rank of colonel. Aerial victories
According to aviation author Kash Ryan, Roustaei's aerial victories verified by his logbooks and corroborated with other accounts include four using AIM-54 Phoenix missiles and one maneuver kill, against two MiG-23s, a MiG-21 and a pair of Dassault Mirage F1s. The details are as follows:
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Who is Mostafa Roustaei?
Iranian amateur astronomer and retired fighter pilot
When was Mostafa Roustaei born?
Mostafa Roustaei was born in 1951.
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Mostafa Roustaei is an astronomer.
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