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                                        Iranian

     19-       Gendarmerie requested a/c from RAF
     21-       first USR (?) a/c acquired
     22-
               (Aviation Bureau of IRN Army)
               (Air Office of the Imperial Iranian Army)
F    2401-     l'Aeronautique Persane
     32-       l'Armee Imperiale Persane
               (Air Arm of Army)
     350322    Nirou Havai Shahanshahiye Iran
               (Imperial Iranian AF)[IIAF]
     5508-
               [Independent from Army]
     79- 
               (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary AF)
     83-
               (Islamic Republic of Iran AF)[IRIAF]
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N              
               (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Navy Aviation)
               [buying USR carrier 97ca]
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A              
               (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Army Aviation)
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P              
               (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Gendarmerie)
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R
               (Shahs)
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V    87-       Pasadaran Air Arm
               (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps 
               Air Force)[IRGCAF]
               [RV-(29-44), EP-(44-)]
A.C. 500 Shrike Commander     {N}         73/04     3      *S
 "   500SorU "       "        {A}         88/92     5
 "   681 Hawk        "        {F}         70/04     4      *SD  |
 "   690             "        {N}         73/04     8      *SP
 "    "              "        {A}         73/04     7      *S
 "    "              "        {P}         88/94     2      *S
 "    "              "        {G}           /98     2      *S
Airspeed Oxford               {F}         38/44     3      *S
Antonov(SAF) An-24(Y-7), Coke  "          98/01     14     .    |
 "       "   An-26(Y-12), Curl "          94/01     9      .    |
 "      An-74, Madcap          "          97/04     12     *P
 "        "      "            {V}         04        6           |
 "      An-140TC Faraz        {F}         04               .    |
Avro(Dux) 504(U-1) Avroshka    "          23/28     9      .
 "   Anson I                   "          43/51     48     *S
 "     "   XII                {R}         45/       1      *S
Beech E18S                     "         46?/              .    |
 "    35 Bonanza               "         47?/              .    |
 "    F33   "                 {F}         73/04     57     *xP  |
 "(IrAI)    "?   , Parastou    "      *   93/00     11     *P
Bell(Agt) AB205A-1 Iroquois    "          69/01     45     *xP
 "    "      "        "       {A}         83/04     80     *x
 "    "      "        "       {N}         83/04     24     *x
 "    "      "        "       {P}         83        15     *S   |
 "(LM) 205 Shabavz 75         [D]     *                    *xP  |
 "(Agt) AB206A-1 Jet Ranger   {F}         68/04     2+     .    |
 "  "      "      "    "      {A}         69/04     91     *x
 "  "      "      "    "      {N}         83/04     14     *S
 "  "      "      "    "      {P}           /94     15     *S
 "Sequoia(LM) Zafar, 300      [D]    *88            1      *P
 "   209, AH-1J Sea Cobra     {A}         74/04     202    *SP
 "(Agt) AB212ASW              {N}         71/04     14     *SP
 "  "      "                  {A}         88/04     14     .
 "  "      "                  {F}         72/04     18     .
 "(lm) Shahed 5               {V}    *    03/03            .   |
 "   214A Isfahan             {A}         75/04     287    *SP
 "    "      "                {P}         88/94     6      *S
 "    "      "                {F}         77/04     41     *S
 "(lm)"      "                 "     *    99               *P   
Beriev A-40/Be-44 [IRN Mkgs co promo]     e90ca     1           |
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress  {R}         47/49     1      *SP  
 "     707                    {G}         78/94     1      *SP
 "      "                     {F}         74/04     15     *SP
 "     727-100                 "          74/97     1      *SP
 "      "   "                 {R}         76/82     1      *S
 "     737-200                {RG}        77/99     1      *SP
 "     747-100                                                  |
 "     747-200                {F}         75/04     17     *SP
B.V. CH-47C Crane, Chinook    {A}         71/04     22     .
 "(EM)  "     "       "        "          83/04     90     .
 " "    "     "       "       {F}         71/04     96     *SPD
Brequet Bre.14                 "          24/25     2      *x
 "      Bre.19A2               "          25/27/    2      *xP  |
Cessna 150                    {A}         81/98     2      .
 "     180H Skywagon           "          78/98     5      .
 "     185A    ", U-17A        "          71/04     45     *xP
 "     185                    {F}           /94     3+     *S
 "      "                     {P}         77/94     4      *2   |
 "     210                     "          83/88     6
 "      "                     {A}         94               .
 "     310                    {P}         68/97     6      *x
 "      "                     {A}         86/98     6      .
 "     337IR Super Skymaster  {F}         70/94     12     *SP
 "     337M      "     "      {P}         83/94     10     *S
 "     337, O-2A "     "      {A}         70/98     10     *S
 "     CH-1C Skyhook, YH-41   {F}        58?/63?    5      *S
Curtiss Fledgling              "          34/43     1      .    
 "      75A-9 Mohawk IV                   41/42     10     *SP
Dassault Falcon/Mystere 20E   {N}         75/04     4      *S
 "         "       "     "    {A}         88/04     2      *S
 "         "       "     "    {G}         73/94     1      *SP
 "         "       "     "    {R}         71/81     1      *S
 "         "       "    20F   {F}         76/04     3      *SP
 "         "       "    50     "          91/04     3      *SP
 "       Mirage F.1B                                1      *S   |
deH.(Airco) D.H.4             {F}         23/24     1      .    |
 "       "  D.H.9A             "          23/26     5      *d   |
 "(Duks) "    "(R-1)           "          24/35     43     *xP  |
 "   D.H.82 Tiger Moth         "          32/58     20     *SP  
 "(SAF) D.H.82A "  "           "     *37  37/       79     *S
 "(Morris)  "   "  "           "                    10
 "   D.H.89 Dragon Rapide     {R}         36/49     3      *S
DHC DHC-2 Beaver, U-6         {F}         50/81     8      *P   |
 "  DHC-4 Caribou              "          79        2      *P   |
Dornier 228-100                "          92/04     4      .
Douglas C-47 Dakota            "          48/76     23?    *SP
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano         "          89/04     25     .    |
Fokker F.27-200 Friendship    {R}         59/62     1      *SP
 "     F.27-400M    "         {F}         71/04     13     *SP
 "       "   "      "         {A}         83/98     2      *S
 "       "   "      "         {N}         83/98     4      *S
 "     F.27-600     "         {F}         74/03     7      *S
 "     F.28 Fellowship         "          73/79     4      *xP  
Grumman F-14A Tomcat           "          76/04     80     *SP
Harbin Y-12                    "          03/04     9      *x   |
Hawker Audax                   "          34/51     56     *SP  
 "(SAF)  "                     "     *              10     *x
 "     Fury I                  "          34/49     16     *SP
 "      "   II                 "          34/49     6      *S
 "     Hind                    "          38/51     35     *SP  
 "(SAF) "                      "     *    41/       20     *S
 "     Hurricane I             "          39/46     1      *S   
 "         "     II            "          46/50     36     *xP
 "         "     [2s][mod IIC] "          47/51     (2)    *P
Ilyushin Il-14, Crate         {R}         56/       1      .    |
 "       Il-76, Candid        {F}         91/04     15     .
 "       A-50, Il-76 Mainstay  "          (o92)     2      *S
Junkers(AFI) A20/A35, R-2      "          23/35     2      *SP
 "      F-13                   "          22/29     3      *SPd
 "      H.21                   "          24/25     1      *P
 "      W.33d                  "          29/43     3      *SPd 
Kaman HH-43 Huskie            {A}         65/88     5      *S
 "      "     "               {F}         67/96     10     *SP
Lockheed C-130B Hercules       "          62/68     4      *SP
 "       C-130E    "           "          65/04     28     *SP
 "       C-130H    "           "          71/04     32     *SP
 "       Jetstar              {R}         61/04     3      *SP
 "       P-3F Orion           {F}         74/04     6      *SPD
 "       T-33A                 "          56/04     8      *P
 "      RT-33A                 "          59/04     12     .    |
McD. F-4D Phantom II           "          68/04     32     *SP
 "   F-4E    "                 "          68/04     178    *SP  |
 "  RF-4E    "                 "          71/04     32     *SP
Mik-Gur.(SAF) MiG-17, Fresco              83
 "(SAF) MiG-19SF(F-6C), Farmer C{F}       83/04     100?   .
 "  "       "     "       "   {V}         87/92     10
 "  "   MiG-19(FT-6)          {F}         86/88
 "      MiG-21PFM, Fishbed F   "          89/       2      .    |
 "  "   MiG-21F(F-7M),"Airguard"          86/04     36     *xP
 "  "       "     "   "   "   {V}         86/92     18
 "  "   MiG-21U(FT-7), Mongol {F}         99/04     5      .
 "  MiG-27, Flogger [IRN mkgs co promo]   94ca      24     *S   |
 "  MiG-29B, Fulcrum A        {F}         90/04     40     *SP
 "    "   U     "    B         "          90/04     8      *SP
 "  MiG-31, Foxhound [IRN mkgs co promo]  91ca      24     *S   |
Mil Mi-8AMTSh, Hip            {V}         03/04     2      *S   |
 "  Mi-17       "             {F}         00/04     26     .
Miles Messenger 2A            {R}        47?/       1      *S   |
M-S M.S.760B Paris I           "          58/64     1      .
NAA AT-6G Texan               {F}         50/76     24     *P   |
 "  F-86F Sabre                "          60/73     48     *P   |
 "(Can) CL-13B Sabre 6         "          66/66     90     *S
Nord 1200 Norecrin             "         47?/              .    |
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter  "          65/01     104    *SP
 "      RF-5A    "       "     "          69/01     16     *x
 "       F-5B    "       "     "          65/04     24     *SP
 "       F-5E Tiger II         "          74/04     141    *SPD
 "       F-5F   "              "          76/04     28     *SP
Owj Azarakhsh [Northrop F-5]  [D]    *    98/00     30     .
 "  Sa'eqeh-80                 "     *02?                  .    |
 "  Tazarv                     "     *01  01/       1      *P   |
 "  Tondar                     "     *98?                  .
Pilatus PC-6B Turbo Porter    {F}         84/04     15     *SP
 "      PC-7    "   Trainer   {FV}        83/04     52     *P
 "(LM) S-68 "   "      "             *    99               .    
 "      PC-9?                             (o87?)    15
Piper L-4 Cub                 {F}         50/       4      .    |
 "    Pa-31 Navajo            {F}                   1      *S   |
Polikarpov R-5                 "          33/43     10     *SP  
Potez VIII                     "          24/26/    3      *x
Republic F-84G Thunderjet      "          57/66     34     *P   |
 "       P-47D Thunderbolt     "          48/59     160    *P
Rearwin Cloudster              "                           *P   |
RWD 13                         "          39/43     1      *S   
SAAB(PAK) MFI-17B Mushshak    {V}         89/04     25     *xP
Shahed X-4?                   [D]    *                     
 "     X-5                     "     *                     .
 "     274                     "     *    01/       20     *P   |
 ?     Dorna                   "     *                     .   
Sik.(Wlnd) S-55, Whirlwind 2  {F}         59/74     12     .    |
 "(Agt) S-61A-4,SH-3D Sea King "          71/99     2      *S
 "  "     "    ASH-3D  "   "  {N}         74/04     20     *SP
 "      S-65, RH-53D Sea Stallion {N}     77/04     7      *xP  |
 "        "      "    "     " {A}         88        6
SNIAS Super Frelon, SA321     {F}         71/94     16     .
 "    Puma, SA330              "             98     1      .
 "(IAR) "     "                "             98     1      .
Socata TB-20 Trinidad          "          96/01     6      *x   |
Spad 42                        "          24/26     2      *x
Stearman PT-13 Kaydet          "          50/63     12     .    |
Sukhoi Su-20, Su-22, Fitter    "          91/04     44
 "     Su-24M4, Fencer P       "          91/04     36     *xP
 "     Su-25, Frogfoot         "          91/04            *xP  |     
 "       "       "            {V}         03/04
 "     Su-27, Flanker         {F}         (o00)     26     .    
Vickers Viscount 816(839),782D{RG}        56/61/    1
Articles:
     26AI84JN277
     70SAFO58
     39WAPJ28
ver 04C
Links:
Iranian AF unofficial
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/worldaf/worldaf/iran.html