Editing Flying ace (section)

====Iran–Iraq war====
[[File:Jalil Zandi-.jpg|thumb|upright|Brig. General [[Jalil Zandi]], an ace fighter pilot in the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force|Iranian Air Force]]. The most successful [[F-14 Tomcat]] pilot ever with eight confirmed kills during the Iran-Iraq war.]]

Brig. General [[Jalil Zandi]] (1951–2001) was an ace [[fighter pilot]] in the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]], serving for the full duration of the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. His record of eight confirmed and three probable<ref>{{cite journal | last=Herbert | first=Adam | title=Air Power Classics |journal=Air Force Magazine |date=January 2015| page=76}}</ref> victories against Iraqi combat aircraft qualifies him as an ace and the most successful pilot of that conflict and the most successful [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] pilot worldwide.<ref>[http://www.iiaf.net/iiafmisc/announcements/announcements.html "Imperial Iranian Air Force: Samurai in the skies."] IIAF, August 22, 1980. Retrieved October 10, 2014.</ref><ref name="Fire">Cooper, Tom and Farzad Bishop. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051029123320/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_214.shtml "Fire in the Hills: Iranian and Iraqi Battles of Autumn 1982."]}} ACIG, September 9, 2003. Retrieved October 10, 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cieldegloire.com/as_45_00_victoires.php |title=As 45-00 victoires |access-date=2015-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017182246/http://www.cieldegloire.com/as_45_00_victoires.php#zandi |archive-date=2013-10-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml |title=Iranian Air-to-Air Victories 1976-1981 |access-date=2018-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323174414/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml |archive-date=2010-03-23 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_211.shtml |title=Iranian Air-to-Air Victories, 1982-Today |access-date=2011-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323174626/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_211.shtml |archive-date=2010-03-23 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Brig. General [[Shahram Rostami]] was another Iranian ace. He was also an F-14 pilot. He had six confirmed kills. His victories include one [[MiG-21]], two [[MiG-25]]s, and three [[Mirage F1]]s.<ref>{{citation|title=Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies|publisher=Casemate Publishers|page=21|year=2017|isbn=9781612004839|author=John Sadler|author2=Rosie Serdville}}</ref>

Colonel [[Mohommed Rayyan|Mohammed Rayyan]] was an Iraqi ace fighter pilot who shot down 10 Iranian aircraft, mostly [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4 Phantoms]] during the war.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Nicolle|first1=David|title=Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat|last2=Cooper|first2=Tom|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2004}}</ref>