Ghafour Jeddi Ardabili (Persian: غفور جدی اردبیلی) was an Iranian McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter pilot in the Air Force of Iran. He played a significant role in the early months of the Iran-Iraq War by halting the advancement of Iraqi tanks into the Western Iran. A statue in honor of him is placed in Tehran and in his hometown of Ardabil.
Born | Ardabil, Iran |
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1980 (aged ) Abadan/Mahshahr, Iran
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