Jamshid Afshar () is an Iranian retired fighter pilot who flew with Grumman F-14 Tomcat during the IranâÂÂIraq War. He has been credited him with 5 or 6 confirmed aerial victories, a record that qualifies him as a flying ace.
Afshar was part of the second group of Iranian pilots who were sent to the United States for training in June 1974. He ranked captain at the time he was assigned to the VFA-101 of the Naval Air Station Oceana. He played a key role in planning Operation Sultan 10, along with Major H. Shoghi.
Cooper and Bishop have verified the following six as confirmed kills of Afshar: