Imperial Iranian Armed Forces (Shah Era)

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During World War

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Supposedly this is the first Iranian Cobra to arrive in Iran.

uniform badge for the Imperial Iranian Army Aviation (IIAA).

 

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Long gone days but thx for sharing .

 

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Long gone days but thx for sharing .

Those were the good old days
You can see in every picture the personel have a proud look on there faces

 

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In love with this uniform

 

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At one point in the mid-1970s the IIAA deployed to Oman also a squadron of OH-58 helicopters, equipped with General Electric GAU-2B/A 7.62mm Minigun, mounted on flexible Emerson "Mini-Tat" mounting bellow the fuselage

 

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rare photo of a Phantom F 4D being delivered from USA for Imperial Iran air force (IIAF), photo taken as fighter jet lands in Incirlik military airbase at Turkey for refueling, note the plane still bearing USAF marking, 1970

 

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Persian Uzi and IMI in Israel produced them for Iran. In early 70s.

 

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IMPERIAL IRANIAN AIR NAVY UNIT
The Imperial Iranian Navy contained an air element (named: Havadarya), composed of hovercrafts, helicopters (included an anit-submarine warfare [ASW] and minesweeping helicopter squadron), and a sizable transport battalion of transport and cargo aircrafts. The principal attack and ASW role of the IINavy was executed by its 20 SH-3D Sea Kings, supported by 6 AB212ASWs.

It also had 6 heavy-lift RH-53Ds and for patrol purposes it had Agusta built AB205As and AB206As.

The Navy transport Squadron was equipped with Dassault Falcon 20Es, Shrike Commanders, and Fokker F27-400M.

Iran had 6 P3F Orion patrol aircraft for long-range naval patrols equipped with anti-submarine detection equipment and attack armament with the capacity to protect oil shipping lanes far into the Indian Ocean, through in-flight refuelling tankers.

It seems that these aircrafs were operating by IIAF and were based

in Shiraz and Bushehr Air bases.

5 Agusta-Bell AB-205A Helicopter
14 Agusta-Bell AB-206A (JetRanger) Helicopter
6 Agusta-Bell AB-212 ASW Helicopter
12 Shikorsky SH-3D (Sea King) Helicopter
6 Shikorsky S-65A Helicopter
6 Shikorsky RH-53D (Sea Stallion) Helicopter
4 Dassault Falcon 20E V.I.P/Transport Aircraft
2 Fokker F27-400M (Troopship) Cargo/Transport Aircraft
2 Fokker F27-600M (Friendship) Cargo/Transport Aircraft
6 Rockwell Shrike Commander Transport Aircraft

 

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IIAF F-14 prior to delivery
Still carrying USAF markings