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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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fighter jet stories: 22 news summaries

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Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets

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

Jul 2, 07 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 guys,” the contractor says.... More »

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Pilot Killed in S.C. Blue Angel Crash

First crash of elite Navy flyers since 1999

Apr 22, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis crashed his F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter today during an air show in Beaufort, SC where he and five other members of the Blue Angel demonstration team were flying. The crash took the pilot’s life and also injured eight people on the ground. More »

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Navy • fighter jet • air show • Kevin Davis • Beaufort • Blue Angel • crash • plane crash • accident

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