Golden Crown Year By Year



Golden Crown 1958 (1337) 4 Ship F-84G Thunderjet


Maj. Nader Jahanbani (Leader)
Gen. Mohammad Khatami
Capt. Siamak Jahanbini **Was involved in fatal crash.
1st Lt. Abdolhosain Minousepehr
Capt. Amirhossain Rabii (Alternate)

1959 (1338) 9 Ship F-84G Thunderjet


Maj. Nader Jahanbani (Leader)
Gen. Mahammad Khatami
Capt. Amirhossain Rabii
Capt. Abdolhosain Minusepehr
Capt. Changiz Makoii
1st Lt. Nader Yousefi
1st Lt. Fariboorz Paywar
1st Lt. Bahman Bagheri
1st Lt. Asghar Imanian
In 1959 this team also had 3 Joint Air Shows two with U.S.A.F. Team
(4 Ship F-100) and one with Italian Air Force Team (6 Ship F-86).

1960 (1339) 6 Ship F-84G Thunderjet

Maj. Nader Jahanbani (leader)
Capt. Abdolhosain Minusepehr
Capt. Bahman Bagheri
Capt. Fariboorz Paywar
Capt. Asghar Imanian
1st Lt. Ayat Mohagheghi
1st Lt. Nader Yousefi
Team had a joint Air Show With U.S.A.F. Team (4 Ship F-100)

1961 (1340) 6 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Maj. Nader Jahanbani (leader)
Capt. Abdolhosain Minusepehr
Capt. Bahman Bagheri
Capt. Fariboorz Paywar
Capt. Asghar Imanian
1st Lt. Ayat Mohagheghi
1st Lt. Nader Yousefi
In 1961 this team also had 3 Joint Air Show with U.S.A.F. (4 Ship F-100)
Royal Air Force (12 Ship Hunter) and France (12 Ship Mister 4)

1962 (1341) 6 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Maj. Nader Jahanbani (leader)
Capt. Abdolhosain Minusepehr
Capt. Ayat Mohagheghi
Capt. Bahman Bagheri
Capt. Fariboorz Paywar
Capt. Asghar Imanian
Capt. Nader Yousefi

1963 (1342) 4 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Maj. Amirhossain Rabii (Leader)
Capt. Bahman Bagheri
Capt. Fariboorz Paywar **Was involved in fatal crash.
Capt. Asghar Imanian
Capt. Nader Yousefi
Team started as a 6 Ship But 1St.Lt. Ghasem Farajwan and 1st .Lt.Esmaeel Memari were involved in a fatal crash during the AcroJet practices.

1964 (1343) 5 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Capt. Abdolhosain Minusepehr (Leader)
Capt. Bahram Hooshyar
Capt. Ali Ghasemian
1st Lt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard
1st Lt. Mohsen Poursaba

1965 (1344) 5 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Maj. Abdolhosain Minusepehr (Leader)
1st Lt Bahram Hooshyar
1st Lt.Ali Ghasemian
1st Lt. Mohsen Poursaba
Capt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard

1966 (1345) 5 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Maj. Abdolhosain Minusepehr (Leader)
Capt. Bahram Hooshyar
Capt. Mohsen Poursaba
Capt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard ***
1st Lt. Heydar Safari
***Prior to the show Capt. Abdoulahifard’s F-86 was involved in a bird strike resulting the pilot to eject.
1967 (1346) 5 Ship F-86 LeSabre
Capt. Bahram Hooshyar (Leader)
Capt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard
Capt. Mohsen Poursaba
1st Lt. Mahmoud Basirian
1st Lt. Heydar Safari

1968 (1347) 5 Ship F-5A Freedom Fighter

Maj. Amirhossain Rabii (Leader)
Capt. Nader Yousefi
Capt. Vahid Kimiagar
Capt. Asghar Imanian
Capt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard

1969 (1348) 6 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Gen. Nader Jahanbani (Leader)
1st Lt. Mahmoud Imanian
1st Lt. Javad Rajabian
1st Lt. Fereydoun Izadseta
1st Lt. Siawash Mokfi
1st Lt. Masoud Teymouri **Was involved in fatal crash.
1st Lt. Asghar Abrishamian

1970 (1349) 5 Ship F-86 LeSabre

Capt. Bahram Hooshyar (Leader)
Capt. Mahmoud Imanian
Capt. Javad Rajabian
Capt. Siawash Mokfi
Capt. Asghar Abrishamian

1971 (1350) 6 Ship F-5A Freedom Fighter

Maj. Ayat Mohagheghi (Leader)
Capt. Habib Masoudi
Capt. Masoud Yasaee
1st Lt. Manoochehr Khalili
1st Lt. Jalal Payami
1st Lt. Houshang Aghasibake
1st Lt. Esmaeel Ghayour **Was involved in fatal crash.
2nd Lt. Farhad Nassirkhani

1972 (1351) 5 Ship F-5A Freedom Fighter

Maj. Ayat Mohagheghi (Leader)
Capt. Manoochehr Khalili
Capt. Habib Masoudi
Capt. Jalal Payami
Capt. Houshang Aghasibake
1st Lt. Farhad Nassirkhani

1973 (1352) 6 Ship F-5A Freedom Fighter

Maj. Vahid Kimiagar (Leader)
Capt. Manoochehr Khalili
Capt. Habib Masoudi
Capt. Jalal Payami
Capt. Houshang Aghasibake
Capt. Mahmoud Imanian
Capt. Farhad Nassirkhani
Also had a joint Air Show With U.S.N. Blue Angeles in Tehran.

1974 (1353) 6 Ship F-5A Freedom Fighter

Capt. Mahmoud Imanian (Leader)
Capt. Manoochehr Khalili
Capt. Habib Masoudi
Capt. Jalal Payami **was involved in fatal crash during AcroJet practice.
Capt. Houshang Aghasibake
Capt. Farhad Nassirkhani

1975 (1354) 6 Ship F-5A Freedom Fighter

Capt. Manoochehr Khalili (Leader)
Capt. Farhad Nassirkhani
Capt. Nosrat Dehkharghani
Capt. Yadollah Javadpour
1st Lt. Asdolah Akbari
1st Lt. Masoud Kakwan
1st Lt. Amin Bolghand
1st Lt. Kazem Zarifkhadem
1st Lt. Ghassem Golparwar
In this year Gen. Khatami one of the pioneers in IIAF Golden Crown and a major factor in bringing IIAF to a modern era was involved in a fatal Kite Accident.
The IIAF personal will always value his efforts.

1976 (1355) 7 Ship F-5E Tiger II

Maj. Manoochehr Khalili (Leader)
Capt. Farhad Nassirkhani
Capt. Nosrat Dehkharghani
Capt. Yadollah Javadpour
Capt. Ghassem Golparwar
1st Lt. Asdolah Akbari
1st Lt. Masoud Kakwan
1st Lt. Amin Bolghand
1st Lt. Kazem Zarifkhadem
1st Lt. Masoud Mostofi
In this Year the Golden Crown was invited to Paris Air Show.

1977 (1356) 8 Ship F-5E Tiger II

Maj. Manoochehr Khalili (Leader)
Capt. Farhad Nassirkhani
Capt. Nosrat Dehkharghani
Capt. Yadollah Javadpour
Capt. Ghassem Golparwar
Capt. Asdolah Akbari
Capt. Amin Bolghand
Capt. Masoud Mostofi
1st Lt. Masoud Kakwan
1st Lt. Kazem Zarifkhadem

1978 (1357) 8 Ship F-5E Tiger II

Maj. Manoochehr Khalili (Leader)
Maj. Farhad Nassirkhani
Capt. Nosrat Dehkharghani
Capt. Yadollah Javadpour
Capt. Ghassem Golparwar
Capt. Asdolah Akbari
Capt. Amin Bolghand
Capt. Masoud Mostofi
Capt. Masoud Kakvan
Capt. Kazem Zarifkhadem
Capt. Yadolah Sharifi Rad