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it. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Imperial_era">Imperial era</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Imperial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg/250px-Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg/375px-Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg/500px-Major_Officers_of_IIAF-1933.jpg 2x" 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial warfare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">100,000 (1979)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">The High Sky Is My Place</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="#Inventory_1920–1979">Aircraft</a></th><td class="infobox-data">450 modern <a href="/wiki/Combat_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat aircraft">combat aircraft</a> (1978)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data">Battle of Nalos (1947)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dhofar_War" title="Dhofar War">Dhofar War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Shatt_al-Arab_conflict" title="1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict">1974–75 Shatt al-Arab conflict</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Roundel" title="Roundel">Roundel</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Iran.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Roundel_of_Iran.svg/80px-Roundel_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Roundel_of_Iran.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Roundel_of_Iran.svg/160px-Roundel_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="602" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fin_flash" class="mw-redirect" title="Fin flash">Fin flash</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:State_flag_of_Iran_(1964%E2%80%931980).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/State_flag_of_Iran_%281964%E2%80%931980%29.svg/90px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281964%E2%80%931980%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/State_flag_of_Iran_%281964%E2%80%931980%29.svg/135px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281964%E2%80%931980%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/State_flag_of_Iran_%281964%E2%80%931980%29.svg/180px-State_flag_of_Iran_%281964%E2%80%931980%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="293" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) was a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Iranian_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Iranian Armed Forces">Imperial Iranian Armed Forces</a> and was established by <a href="/wiki/Reza_Shah" title="Reza Shah">Reza Shah</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Shah" title="Shah">Shah</a> of Iran, in 1920.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It became operational with its first fully trained pilots on February 25, 1925.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Iran's first attempt to procure aircraft from the United States in the 1920s failed due to Washington's refusal to supply equipment because of a <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too vague attribution or weasel words. (October 2021)">which?</span></a></i>]</sup> treaty.<sup id="cite_ref-IIAFonline_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IIAFonline-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the IIAF's aircraft inventory consisted entirely of Western European aircraft, mainly British and German. However, following a coordinated <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Iran" title="Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran">invasion of Iran</a> during World War II in response to Reza Shah's declaration of neutrality, the IIAF's bases were occupied by the Allies and all existing IIAF aircraft were either destroyed or dismantled by the Soviet and British military. A few Iranian planes did manage to get airborne during the invasion and engaged the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> (RAF) in <a href="/wiki/Dogfight" title="Dogfight">dogfights</a>, in which the RAF emerged victorious.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A roughly 1946 order of battle for the Air Force can be found in <i>Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II.</i> Two regiments were both reported to be based near Tehran. After World War II, the IIAF began to slowly rebuild its inventory, with aircraft mainly supplied by the United States and Great Britain. A national, aerobatic display team was formed in 1958. Called "<a href="/wiki/Golden_Crown" title="Golden Crown">Golden Crown</a>", and a part of the IIAF, this lasted until 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Nader_Jahanbani" title="Nader Jahanbani">Nader Jahanbani</a> is credited with establishing the Golden Crown and is generally considered the "Father of IIAF". </p><p>In the 1960s, the IIAF acquired 90 <a href="/wiki/Canadair_Sabre" title="Canadair Sabre">Canadair Sabre</a> fighters from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a>, but they were flipped over to the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">Pakistan Air Force</a>. </p><p>In the 1960s and 1970s, the air force was used as part of a joint, aerial espionage programme of Iran and the United States, against the former Soviet Union. This was in two parts, known as <a href="/wiki/Project_Dark_Gene" title="Project Dark Gene">Project Dark Gene</a> and Project Ibex.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The IIAF deployed aircraft to Oman in the 1970s, when Iran provided military assistance to that country, during the <a href="/wiki/Dhofar_War" title="Dhofar War">Dhofar rebellion</a>. During this conflict, one Iranian F-4 Phantom II was shot down by rebels. </p><p>In 1976, the Imperial Iranian Air Force responded to a <a href="/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident" title="1976 Tehran UFO incident">UFO incident</a> over the Iranian capital, Tehran. </p><p>Later in the 1970s, the IIAF became the only military force other than the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> to be equipped with the <a href="/wiki/F-14_Tomcat" class="mw-redirect" title="F-14 Tomcat">F-14 Tomcat</a>. Consequently, it also became the only other operator of the <a href="/wiki/AIM-54_Phoenix" title="AIM-54 Phoenix">AIM-54 Phoenix</a> air-to-air missile. </p><p>During this era, the United States instituted the "Spellout", "Peace Ruby" and "Peace Net" programmes to upgrade the air-defence system of Iran. As well as air defence radars, the network was linked using microwave and troposcatter communications networks. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg/220px-The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg/330px-The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg/440px-The_First_F-4D_Phantom_II_Squadron_of_iran-1971.jpg 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="562" /></a><figcaption>The first F-4D Phantom II squadron of Iran, 1971.</figcaption></figure> <p>After the 1979 <a href="/wiki/Iranian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Iranian Revolution">Iranian revolution</a>, some of the IIAF's F-14s were not in working order due to a lack of necessary spare parts, because of an American arms embargo and damage sustained by the aircraft during the <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_invasion_of_Iran" title="Iraqi invasion of Iran">1980 Iraqi invasion</a>. Some were brought back into service, through localized production of reverse-engineered, Iranian-made, spare parts, as well as "cannibalism", the process of taking working parts from damaged aircraft and using them to repair others. The IIAF had also placed an order for over 150 <a href="/wiki/F-16_Fighting_Falcon" class="mw-redirect" title="F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter aircraft</a> in 1976, but deliveries were never made due to the revolution. These aircraft would go on to serve in the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" title="Israeli Air Force">Israeli Air Force</a>. The IIAF had placed another order for 250 <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet#Northrop's_F-18L" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F-18L Hornet</a> fighters in 1976, but the revolution caused all potential deliveries of the F-18L to be canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-Islamic_Revolution">Post-Islamic Revolution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Post-Islamic Revolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The overthrow of the Shah in the Islamic Revolution of February 1979, was followed by changes to the organization of the Iranian military. The air force was renamed the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force">Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force</a> (IRIAF), and largely inherited the equipment and structure of the former IIAF. Due to strained relations with the west, Iran had to procure new equipment from <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, the Soviet Union/<a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a>. </p><p>However, it lost most of its leading officers in the course of post-revolutionary chaos, as well as due to the prosecution of those considered as loyal to the Shah, pro-U.S. or elsewhere by the new government in Tehran. Its other personnel were also decimated by the purges, with many pilots removed or leaving the air force. This left the air force ill-prepared for the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran–Iraq_War"><span id="Iran.E2.80.93Iraq_War"></span>Iran–Iraq War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Iran–Iraq War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg/220px-Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg/330px-Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg/440px-Irani_F-14_Tomcats_carrying_AIM-54_Phoenixs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="802" data-file-height="560" /></a><figcaption>Two <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14 Tomcats</a> equipped with multiple missiles, circa 1986</figcaption></figure> <p>A series of purges and forced retirements, as a consequence of the <a href="/wiki/1979_Iranian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Iranian Revolution">1979 Iranian Revolution</a>, resulted in the manpower of the service being halved between February 1979 and July 1980, leaving the IRIAF ill-prepared for the Iran–Iraq War (also called the "1st Persian Gulf War"). The sudden Iraqi air strikes against six Iranian airfields and four other military installations, launched on the afternoon of 22 September 1980, came as a complete surprise and caused a shock in the renamed "IRIAF", which was in the midst of reorganizing following the Iranian revolution which had ended 1 year earlier. Nevertheless, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force retaliated, flying strikes involving up to 146 fighter-bombers against Iraqi airfields, oil industry installations, and communications sites. In addition to <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_H3" class="mw-redirect" title="Attack on H3">striking Iraqi airfields</a>, the IRIAF succeeded in damaging Iraqi oil-producing and exporting facilities; resulting in Baghdad's decision to stop all oil exports for several years. </p><p>Following a one-week-long counter-air campaign, and due to a critical situation on the ground in Khuzestan Province, the IRIAF was thrown into the land-battle, mainly in the areas of Khorramshahr, Ahvaz, and Dezful. Here, the IRIAF's performance surprised most informed observers, with air strikes against armour and supply columns. Due to heavy losses in troops and armour, Iranian air superiority and an interruption of supply systems, the Iraqis had to stop their offensive, and then became involved in extremely bitter land-battles against Iranian ground forces. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg/220px-Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg/330px-Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg/440px-Pilots_of_F14-IRIAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="777" data-file-height="586" /></a><figcaption>The first squadron of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force F-14 Tomcat pilots, at Shiraz Air Base.</figcaption></figure> <p>However, the IRIAF paid a heavy price for this success, losing dozens of its best pilots and aircraft in the period between September and December 1980. Although the readiness rates of the IRIAF significantly increased in the following months, its overall role and influence declined, as the clerical government searched to put the emphasis in fighting on the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" title="Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> (IRGC) militias, but also attempted to develop a separate air arm for this service. </p><p>After the successful liberation of most Iranian areas captured by the Iraqis, in late spring 1982, the situation of the IRIAF changed completely. From an air arm that was offensive by nature, it was largely relegated to air defense and, relatively seldom, tasks of flying bombing attacks against targets of industrial and military significance inside Iraq. Simultaneously, the IRIAF had to learn to maintain and keep operational its large fleet of U.S.-built aircraft and helicopters without outside help, due to American sanctions. Reaching back on equipment purchased from the U.S.A. in the 1970s, the Iranians began establishing their own aerospace industry; their efforts in this remained largely unrecognized until recently. </p><p>However, the IRIAF was able to obtain limited amounts of spare parts and weapons for its American-made aircraft, when Iran was able to buy American spare parts and weapons for its armed forces, during the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair" title="Iran–Contra affair">Iran–Contra affair</a>. Deliveries came via Israel and later, from the USA. </p><p>From 1984 and 1985, the IRIAF found itself confronted by an ever-better organized and equipped opponent, as the Iraqi Air force—reinforced by deliveries of advanced fighter-bombers from France and the Soviet Union—launched numerous offensives against Iranian population centres, industrial infrastructures, powerplants, and oil-export hubs. These became better known as "The Tanker War" and "The War of the Cities". To defend against an increasing number of Iraqi air strikes, the IRIAF leaned heavily on its large fleet of F-14 Tomcat air superiority fighters. Tomcats were mainly deployed in defense of the strategically important Kharg Island (main hub for Iranian oil exports), and Tehran. Over 300 air-to-air engagements against IQAF fighters, fighter-bombers, and bombers, were fought in these areas alone between 1980 and 1988. </p><p>Confronted with the fact that it could not obtain replacements for equipment lost in what became a war of attrition against Iraq, for the rest of the conflict, the IRIAF remained defence-orientated, conserving its surviving assets as a "force in being". From mid-1987, the IRIAF found itself confronted also with U.S. Navy fighters over the Persian Gulf. A number of confrontations that occurred between July 1987 and August 1988, stretched available IRIAF assets to the limit, exhausting its capability to defend Iranian airspace against Iraqi air strikes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_Iran–Iraq_War"><span id="Post_Iran.E2.80.93Iraq_War"></span>Post Iran–Iraq War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post Iran–Iraq War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg/220px-Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg/330px-Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg/440px-Iran_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-29UB_Sharifi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="799" /></a><figcaption>Iranian Air Force MiG-29UB</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg/220px-IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg/330px-IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg/440px-IRIAF_Northrop_F-5E_Tiger_II_Talebzadeh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>IRIAF Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter</figcaption></figure> <p>Immediately after the end of the Iran–Iraq War, the IRIAF was partially re-built by limited purchases of <a href="/wiki/MiG-29" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29</a> fighters and <a href="/wiki/Su-24" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-24">Su-24</a> bombers from the Soviet Union, as well as <a href="/wiki/F-7_Skybolt" class="mw-redirect" title="F-7 Skybolt">F-7</a>M and FT-7 fighters from China. While a welcome reinforcement, these types never replaced the older, U.S.-built F-4 Phantoms or F-14 Tomcats (now the only air arm in the world to continue using the fighter), or even <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">Northrop F-5</a> Tiger IIs. Instead, the IRIAF continued efforts to maintain these types in service, and began a number of projects with the intention to refurbish and upgrade them. </p><p>A Russian attempt to sell a large number of <a href="/wiki/MiG-27" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-27">MiG-27s</a>, <a href="/wiki/MiG-31" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-31">MiG-31s</a>, and Tupolev <a href="/wiki/Tu-22M" class="mw-redirect" title="Tu-22M">Tu-22Ms</a> to Iran, launched in 1993, was spoiled by a lack of interest and money on the part of Iran. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iraqi_aircraft_from_the_Persian_Gulf_War">Iraqi aircraft from the Persian Gulf War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Iraqi aircraft from the Persian Gulf War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following an alleged agreement (no proof exists for it) between the regimes in Baghdad and Tehran, in February 1991 a significant number of <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Air_Force" title="Iraqi Air Force">Iraqi Air Force</a> (IrAF) aircraft were evacuated to Iranian airfields, to avoid destruction in the 1991 Persian <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a>. The agreement was for Iran to return them after the war, but the Iranians impounded these aircraft instead, claiming them as <a href="/wiki/War_reparations" title="War reparations">war reparations</a> for the Iran–Iraq War. </p><p>The IRIAF has pressed into service all of the 36 <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-24" title="Sukhoi Su-24">Su-24MKs</a>, 7 <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">SU-25s</a> and 24 <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_F1" title="Dassault Mirage F1">Mirage F.1BQs and F.1EQs</a> flown from Iraq, while all the other types—including 40 <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-17" title="Sukhoi Su-17">Su-20/22s</a> and at least ten <a href="/wiki/MiG-23" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-23">MiG-23s</a> of various versions—were stored. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Present">Present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg/220px-HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg/330px-HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg/440px-HESA_Azarakhsh_displayed_in_Vahdati_Airbase.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/HESA_Azarakhsh" title="HESA Azarakhsh">HESA Azarakhsh</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The exact current composition of the IRIAF is hard to determine, but <a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Iranian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Iranian Air Force">estimates do exist</a>. Due to the continuous spare parts shortages faced by the air force, a decision was made in the late 1980s to develop a local aerospace industry to support the air force. </p><p>In 2002, Iran with the co-operation of <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, successfully started the manufacture of the Iran-140; a licence-built version of the <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-140" title="Antonov An-140">Antonov An-140</a> transport aircraft. Simultaneously, Iran began construction of two 100% domestically produced fighters, upgraded using technology from the F-14 Tomcat and the <a href="/wiki/F-5_Freedom_Fighter" class="mw-redirect" title="F-5 Freedom Fighter">F-5 Tiger II</a>. The fighters have been named the <a href="/wiki/Azarakhsh" class="mw-redirect" title="Azarakhsh">Azarakhsh</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Shafaq" class="mw-redirect" title="Shafaq">Shafaq</a>. </p><p>Since then the country has also become self-sufficient in the manufacture of helicopters. The country claims that it is capable of producing the old U.S. <a href="/wiki/AH-1_Cobra" class="mw-redirect" title="AH-1 Cobra">AH-1 Cobra</a> gunship. Additionally, Iran also produces <a href="/wiki/Bell_Helicopter" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell Helicopter">Bell Helicopter</a> <a href="/wiki/Bell_212" title="Bell 212">Bell 212</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bell_206" title="Bell 206">Bell 206</a> <a href="/wiki/Helicopters" class="mw-redirect" title="Helicopters">helicopters</a> in serial production. These are known respectively as the <a href="/wiki/Shabaviz_2-75" class="mw-redirect" title="Shabaviz 2-75">Shabaviz 2-75</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shabaviz_206&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shabaviz 206 (page does not exist)">Shabaviz 206</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_pilots">Notable pilots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable pilots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike many other nations with modern air forces, Iran was engaged in an intense and protracted war. The 8 year long conflict with <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> gave the IRIAF the opportunity to develop some battle-tested and hardened fighter pilots. Though information about the IRIAF is, at best, hard to access, two men stand out as the best Iranian <a href="/wiki/Fighter_ace" class="mw-redirect" title="Fighter ace">fighter aces</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jalil_Zandi" title="Jalil Zandi">Jalil Zandi</a> is Iran's most successful <a href="/wiki/Fighter_pilot" title="Fighter pilot">fighter pilot</a>. Flying the F-14 Tomcat he claimed 11 aerial victories, with 8 of those being confirmed by western sources.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These include 4 MiG-23s, 2 <a href="/wiki/Su-22" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-22">Su-22s</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/MiG_21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG 21">MiG 21</a> and 3 <a href="/wiki/Mirage_F1" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirage F1">Mirage F1s</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fire_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fire-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These totals make him the most successful Iranian fighter pilot, the most successful F-14 Tomcat pilot, and the most recent (and last man) to claim ace status. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Yadollah_Javadpour" title="Yadollah Javadpour">Yadollah Javadpour</a> flew the F-5 and claimed five Iraqi aircraft shot down; two being reliably confirmed.<sup id="cite_ref-Samurai_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Samurai-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This makes him an ace and the most successful F-5 fighter pilot, but his greatest claim to fame happened on August 6, 1983 when he shot down an Iraqi <a href="/wiki/MiG-25" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-25">MiG-25</a>. This was a significant achievement for an F-5 pilot, as the MiG-25 is a much bigger and faster aircraft with a substantial altitude advantage. His other confirmed kill was an <a href="/wiki/Su-20" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-20">Su-20</a> on October 17, 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inventory_1920–1979"><span id="Inventory_1920.E2.80.931979"></span>Inventory 1920–1979</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Inventory 1920–1979"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Inventory of the Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Aircraft</th> <th>Number</th> <th>Origin</th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Anson Mk.I</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Bonanza" title="Beechcraft Bonanza">Beechcraft F-33A Bonanza</a></td> <td>10</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg/180px-F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg/270px-F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg/360px-F33A_Bonanza_of_IIAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="743" data-file-height="318" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Bonanza" title="Beechcraft Bonanza">Beechcraft F-33C Bonanza</a></td> <td>39</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_206_JetRanger" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell 206 JetRanger">Bell 206 JetRanger</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_212" title="Bell 212">Bell 212</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_AH-1_SuperCobra" title="Bell AH-1 SuperCobra">Bell AH-1J International</a></td> <td>202</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">Boeing 707-368C</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg/180px-An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg/270px-An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg/360px-An_Irani_Boeing_707_ready_to_performing_air_to_air_refueling.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="549" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">Boeing 707-3J9C</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_747-100" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 747-100">Boeing 747-100</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_747-100" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 747-100">Boeing 747-100</a>F</td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_747-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 747-200">Boeing 747-200</a>F</td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_Chinook" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook">Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook</a></td> <td>100</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg/180px-Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg/270px-Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg/360px-Boeing-Vertol_CH-47C_4-201_Imp_Iran_AF_Issy_06.06.71_edited-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="672" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Breguet_14" title="Breguet 14">Breguet 14</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Third_Republic" title="French Third Republic">French Third Republic</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Breguet_19" class="mw-redirect" title="Breguet 19">Breguet 19 A2</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Third_Republic" title="French Third Republic">French Third Republic</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/180px-Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/270px-Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/360px-Breguet_19_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="594" data-file-height="303" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadair_CL-13_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadair CL-13 Sabre">Canadair CL-13B Sabre</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cessna_O-2_Skymaster" title="Cessna O-2 Skymaster">Cessna O-2A Skymaster</a></td> <td>12</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg/180px-Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg/270px-Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg/360px-Cessna_O-2A_of_IIAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1191" data-file-height="539" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_75" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtiss 75">Curtiss H75A-9</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_50" title="Dassault Falcon 50">Dassault Falcon 50</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver">de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Museum,_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Military_Museum%2C_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg/180px-Military_Museum%2C_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Military_Museum%2C_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg/270px-Military_Museum%2C_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Military_Museum%2C_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg/360px-Military_Museum%2C_Sa%27dabad_Palace9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281957%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg/180px-An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg/270px-An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg/360px-An_old_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou_at_THR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth" title="De Havilland Tiger Moth">de Havilland Tiger Moth</a></td> <td>109</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/180px-De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/270px-De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/360px-De_Havilland_Tiger_Moths_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="709" data-file-height="422" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27-400" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27-400">Fokker F27-400</a>M</td> <td>2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg/180px-Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg/270px-Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg/360px-Irani_Fokker_F27.jpg 2x" data-file-width="733" data-file-height="515" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27-600" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27-600">Fokker F27-600</a></td> <td>25</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon</a></td> <td>160 were ordered and 140 were ready to be shipped, but were not delivered due to the severance of Iran-US relations.</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg/180px-F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg/270px-F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg/360px-F-16A_Fighting_Falcon_of_IIAF_over_Yazd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="362" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">Grumman F-14A Tomcat</a></td> <td>79</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_(mfr_via_RJF)_(17109327976).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_%28mfr_via_RJF%29_%2817109327976%29.jpg/180px-Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_%28mfr_via_RJF%29_%2817109327976%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_%28mfr_via_RJF%29_%2817109327976%29.jpg/270px-Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_%28mfr_via_RJF%29_%2817109327976%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_%28mfr_via_RJF%29_%2817109327976%29.jpg/360px-Grumman_F-14A_3-863_Iranian_AF_1975_%28mfr_via_RJF%29_%2817109327976%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="996" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Fury" title="Hawker Fury">Hawker Fury Mk.I</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Fury_Mk.II" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Fury Mk.II">Hawker Fury Mk.II</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hart" title="Hawker Hart">Hawker Hart</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hind" title="Hawker Hind">Hawker Hind</a></td> <td>55</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/180px-A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/270px-A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/360px-A_Hawker_Hind_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="376" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Audax" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Audax">Hawker Audax</a></td> <td>66</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/180px-Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/270px-Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/360px-Hawker_Audax_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="310" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane_Mk._I" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Hurricane Mk. I">Hawker Hurricane Mk.I</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg/180px-An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg/270px-An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg/360px-An_Iranian_Hawker_Hurricane_flying.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="321" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane_Mk.II" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Hurricane Mk.II">Hawker Hurricane Mk.II</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane_Mk.II" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Hurricane Mk.II">Hawker Hurricane Mk T.IIC</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/180px-A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/270px-A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg/360px-A_Two-seat_Hawker_Hurricane_of_Air_Force_of_Iran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="305" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaman_HH-43_Huskie" title="Kaman HH-43 Huskie">Kaman HH-43 Huskie</a></td> <td>12</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg/180px-HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg/270px-HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg/360px-HH-43_Huskie_of_IIAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="482" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed C-130E Hercules</a></td> <td>28</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg/180px-Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg/270px-Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg/360px-Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130E_Hercules_at_London_Gatwick_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed C-130H Hercules</a></td> <td>32</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/RC-130_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="RC-130 Hercules">Lockheed RC-130 Hercules</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-3_Orion" title="Lockheed P-3 Orion">Lockheed P-3F Orion</a></td> <td>6</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg/180px-An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg/270px-An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg/360px-An_Irani_Air_Force_P3_Orion.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="546" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar" title="Lockheed JetStar">Lockheed JetStar 8</a></td> <td>3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_T-33_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star">Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg/180px-T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg/270px-T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg/360px-T_33_Shooting_Star-IIAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="302" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II</a></td> <td>32</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg/180px-IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg/270px-IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg/360px-IIAF_F-4D_Phantom_II-brake_chute.jpg 2x" data-file-width="875" data-file-height="386" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II</a></td> <td>177</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg/180px-Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg/270px-Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg/360px-Iranian_F-4E_Phantom_II_armed_with_AGM-65_Maverick.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1187" data-file-height="897" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_RF-4_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell Douglas RF-4 Phantom II">McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II</a></td> <td>16</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5_Freedom_Fighter" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter">Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter</a></td> <td>104</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg/180px-IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg/270px-IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg/360px-IIAF_F-5A_3-417.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1218" data-file-height="417" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5_Freedom_Fighter" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter">Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter</a></td> <td>23</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5_Tiger_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop F-5 Tiger II">Northrop F-5E Tiger II</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, 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title="North American F-86 Sabre">North American F-86F Sabre</a></td> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F-86_Sabre-golden_crown-Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_force_history_of_Iran&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IIAF_Boeing_707_refuels_IIAF_Boeing_747.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Boeing 707 of the Imperial Iranian Air Force refuels a Boeing 747 of the IIAF."><img alt="A Boeing 707 of the Imperial Iranian Air Force refuels a Boeing 747 of the IIAF." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/IIAF_Boeing_707_refuels_IIAF_Boeing_747.jpg/120px-IIAF_Boeing_707_refuels_IIAF_Boeing_747.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" 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