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Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets

Parts from "Top Gun" planes were landing in the wrong hands

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2007 5:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – The US military is paying a contractor to destroy its retired fleet of F-14 fighter jets, after evidence surfaced that Iran had been acquiring the old parts and was intending to rebuild the planes, reports the AP. “There were things getting to the bad... Read full story »

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Parts from "Top Gun" planes were landing in the wrong hands

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