Today marks the 46th anniversary of the execution of General Nader Jahanbani, a distinguished figure in the history of military aviation. Born on April 16, 1928, in Tehran, Jahanbani was a Qajar prince and the son of Amanullah Jahanbani, a lieutenant general in the Persian Cossack Brigade. His mother, Helen Kasminsky, hailed from the Russian aristocracy. He had two brothers, Parviz and Khosrow, the latter being married to Shahnaz Pahlavi, the sister of the last Shah. Jahanbani’s military career began in the Imperial Air Force (IIAF) in 1950, following his graduation from the Russian Air Force Academy.
