Rabii was among the first military officers of the Imperial Iranian Air Force who were trained in the US and at the Furstenfeldbrook air base, Germany, in the 1950s.
In 1952, Jahanbani was selected to be sent to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base in Germany to attend the jet pilot training school to become a pilot for the first Iranian jet fighter aircraft, the F-84 Thunderjet, which was slated for delivery in 1955, along with 15 other pilots including Mohammad Khatami.
United States Air Force | Royal Air Force | United States Army Air Forces | Royal Canadian Air Force | Indian Air Force | United States Air Force Academy | Special Air Service | Fleet Air Arm | National Air and Space Museum | Royal Australian Air Force | Strategic Air Command | Delta Air Lines | Air Canada | Israeli Air Force | International Air Transport Association | Air Training Command | United States Army Air Corps | French Air Force | Air National Guard | Edwards Air Force Base | Air Education and Training Command | Air France | Royal Naval Air Service | First Air Force | South African Air Force | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Air Ministry | Wacken Open Air | Civil Air Patrol | Argentine Air Force |
On 13 November 1956 the Luftwaffe raised its first flying school at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base under Major Walter Krupinski.
In 1957 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base became a joint-use facility with the new West German Air Force.