He became the commander of the 8th Tactical Air Base in 1981. Aviation journalist and Iran-Iraq air war expert Tom Cooper reports that Babaei was “notorious for his merciless treatment of the pilots and officers” considered disloyal to the new regime. Cooper’s research indicates:… Col.
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