Abolhassan Banisadr flees Iran with Massoud Rajavi to form resistance
Behzad Moezzi, a daring Iranian Air Force pilot, took to the skies on a mission of defiance. At the helm of a Boeing 707, he navigated the treacherous landscape of political intrigue, ferrying two fugitives to freedom. Abolhassan Banisadr, the ousted Iranian President, and Massoud Rajavi, leader of the Mujahideen-e Khalq, had just narrowly escaped impeachment and were bound for Paris. Their dramatic escape marked the beginning of a new chapter in their fight against the Islamist regime, as they worked to establish the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
Occurred on: July 29th, 1981