Iran Martyer F-4 pilot Major General Abbas Doran

July 21, 1982 (Persian calendar 1361/4/30) The Last Flight Major General Abbas Doran (October 22, 1950 Shiraz, Iran 1329/7/30 - July 21, 1982 Baghdad, Iraq 1361/4/30) was an acclaimed Iranian fighter pilot and a national hero. He flew for the Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF), and continued flying after the fall of the Iranian kingdom in 1979. General Doran piloted an F-4 Phantom II. Major General Doran, known for flying the Phantom II beyond its limits, lower and faster than anybody in the Iranian Air Force, was good with the M-61A1 Vulcan gun, and had a high number of AGM-65 Maverick kills. He participated in the destruction of the Iraqi Navy during 'Operation Morvarid' in October 1980. One of his greatest values to the IRIAF was being the mission planner, because, according to the IRIAF, 90% of his missions in Iraq were successful. When Israel invaded south Lebanon in 1982, Doran was the first pilot to volunteer in case of necessary strike missions into Israel. Some of his missi