Amir Hossein Rabii ,the last commander of the air force

Amir Hossein Rabii (1930– 1979) was a senior military officer who served as the commander in chief of Imperial Air Force from 1976 to 1979. He was the last commander of the force.Rabii was among the first military officers of the Imperial Iranian Air Force who were trained at Fürstenfeldbruck air base in West Germany during the 1950s and later at Reese Air Force Base in the United States.He and other military officers including Nader Jahanbani also took the jet pilot instructor course.

Rabii was a fighter pilot on the F-84G Thunderjet, F-86 Sabre, F-5A Freedom Fighter and later on the F-4 Phantom II. After returning to Iran he contributed to the foundation of the acrobat team in the air force, named the Golden Crown, in 1958. He served as the commander of the first fighter base in Capital.He was the commander of the Tactical Air Command in Shiraz until 1976. He served as commander in chief of Imperial  Air Force (IIAF) from Spring 1976 to 1979 with the rank of lieutenant general.

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