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To: Mr. Silverback

That jibes with my post.
Actually, it was very old - an Iraqi plane from Iran/Iraq war


5 posted on 09/23/2009 2:23:09 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

Yeah, according to Wikipedia they have an IL-76 Candid that had a radome grafted onto it by Iraq. They flew it to Iran in 1991. Some reports say that the AWACS system on it was no longer operational.


12 posted on 09/23/2009 4:55:44 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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To: nuconvert

BTW, we were supposed to sell them E-3s, but the revolution prevented that and the Saudis ended up with the jets.


13 posted on 09/23/2009 4:57:09 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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