Pahlavi EraMilitary
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The army grew from 125,000 troops in 1941 to about 220,000 in 1978, 80 F-14 Tomcats were ordered in 1974, and 400 more jets were ordered in 1976.
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Lt. Gen. Nader Jahanbani (b. 1928) flew F-86 Sabres and F-5s and co-founded the Golden Crown aerobatic team in 1958. He led the team from 1958 to 1962 and again in 1969.
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Iran is the only foreign country ever to have flown the F-14 Tomcat, the US Navy's swing-wing fighter. The first jets arrived in 1976.
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