Yadollah Sharifirad (Persian: یدالله شریفی‌راد‎) (born 24 March 1946, in Taleqan) is an Iranian former fighter pilot, former military attaché and writer. In 1978, he was a member of Golden Crown aerobatic team. Sharifirad was one of the most successful Iranian Northrop F-5 pilots during the Iran-Iraq war. He shot down 5 Iraqi fighter aircraft (3 confirmed and 2 possible victories). The victories include one Su-22 and four MiG-21s. In an air raid on an Iraqi power station, he was attacked by 3 Iraqi fighters and he was shot down. He ejected and was returned to Iran by Iraqi Kurdish guerrillas. A movie called Eagles was made about this event.