Bahram Hooshyar Explained

Bahram Hooshyar
Birth Date:1938
Death Date:1991
Birth Place:Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Death Place:Tehran, Iran
Placeofburial:Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Nickname:General Hooshyar
Allegiance:Islamic Republic of Iran
Branch: Air Forces
Serviceyears:1964–1991
Rank:Brigadier General
Commands:Golden Crown aerobatic jet team
Special Operations Command South
Air Force operations
Battles:Iran–Iraq War
Awards:Air Force Distinguished Conquest Medal
Laterwork:Pilot of F-86 Sabre,
F-4, F-5

Bahram Hooshyar (Persian: بهرام هشیار) (1938–1991) was an Iranian commander in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and an important strategist in the Iran–Iraq War.[1]

Operations

Attack on H3

General Hooshyar had a key role along with Major General Javad Fakouri in the Attack on H3 (Attack on Al-Waleed).

Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh

He also was involved in the planning of Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh, and also was an innovator of Iran's plan for launching missiles in battle.

Innovations

He for the first time established and started Khyber missile site (Foley Islamabad) along with some armored divisions operating in Qazvin.

Death

He died in Tehran in 1991 after a long battle with cancer. Like many soldiers serving in the Iran-Iraq War, he was diagnosed with leukemia. His sculpture at the Museum of the Air Force is on display as one of Iran's symbols of the Iran–Iraq War.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Name of IRIAF commanders . 2012-09-05 . 2012-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216043444/http://www.aerospacetalk.ir/vb/showthread.php/19318-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A2%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 . dead .