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Ace of Aces: The Most Successful F-14 Pilot Ever Flew for Iran
Despite the F-14’s age, a number of F-14s apparently made an appearance over Syria, when they flew escort for Russian Tu-95 bombers.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The F-14 was the platform piloted by Jalil Zandi during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War. He is credited with doing 11 Iraqi aircraft, making him Iran’s Ace of Aces and the most successful F-14 pilot ever.
The F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970 and was intended to fly from American aircraft carriers to protect from massed Soviet bombing formations.
The not-so-secret recipe to the F-14 Tomcat’s success was its variable geometry wings, that could be optimized for low speed and high-speed maneuvers.