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23. Iran has American aircraft left over from the Shah

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 04:32 AM

Nov 2012

and damned few of those after 30+ years. They grounded the last of their F14's a few years back for lack of parts. And Iraq under Saddam Hussein never had any US-made combat aircraft; the Iraqi air force flew French and Soviet/Russian-made planes and helicopters, the only US-made planes in Iraqi service were Lockheed Jetstars (executive/business jet).

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