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Jalil Zandi, the most successful F-14 pilot in history

1 points| JCSato | 6 years ago |en.wikipedia.org

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Amir6|6 years ago

Amazing! One of only 5 Flying Ace pilots in the world. What a legend!

JCSato|6 years ago

There are way more than 5 aces, so I'm not sure where that number comes from, but he certainly does have a pretty insane record. Especially impressive given that Iranian F-14 pilots at the time couldn't get more Phoenix missiles from America due to sanctions (I believe), so there was heavy emphasis on trying to win engagements without using them.