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[β] synapse1278@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children) Context for the video ? Are these Iranian F14s? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 1 year ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/breaking-footage-shows-israeli-air-force-destroying-iranian-f-14-tomcat-jets/ar-AA1GQ36a permalink fedilink source parent [β] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children) Question: how did Iran come to obtain F14s? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] synapse1278@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago According to Wikipedia: Having been exported to Pahlavi Iran under the Western-aligned Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used them during the IranβIraq War. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat permalink fedilink source parent [β] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Follow up question: How did they keep the buggers running without OEM parts for nearly 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* Mostly through turning others into parts. Their F-14 fleet shrinks every time they put a flight-hour on one. permalink fedilink source parent [β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 1 year ago Iran was Western-aligned during the Cold War. When the Shah's authoritarian regime was overthrown in 1979, Iran kept the military hardware that the US supplied the Shah with. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 1 year ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/breaking-footage-shows-israeli-air-force-destroying-iranian-f-14-tomcat-jets/ar-AA1GQ36a permalink fedilink source parent
[β] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children) Question: how did Iran come to obtain F14s? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] synapse1278@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago According to Wikipedia: Having been exported to Pahlavi Iran under the Western-aligned Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used them during the IranβIraq War. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat permalink fedilink source parent [β] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Follow up question: How did they keep the buggers running without OEM parts for nearly 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* Mostly through turning others into parts. Their F-14 fleet shrinks every time they put a flight-hour on one. permalink fedilink source parent [β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 1 year ago Iran was Western-aligned during the Cold War. When the Shah's authoritarian regime was overthrown in 1979, Iran kept the military hardware that the US supplied the Shah with. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] synapse1278@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago According to Wikipedia: Having been exported to Pahlavi Iran under the Western-aligned Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used them during the IranβIraq War. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Follow up question: How did they keep the buggers running without OEM parts for nearly 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* Mostly through turning others into parts. Their F-14 fleet shrinks every time they put a flight-hour on one. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* Mostly through turning others into parts. Their F-14 fleet shrinks every time they put a flight-hour on one. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 1 year ago Iran was Western-aligned during the Cold War. When the Shah's authoritarian regime was overthrown in 1979, Iran kept the military hardware that the US supplied the Shah with. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is it necessary to commit blasphemy sometimes? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 1 year ago Possibly, but this is just Israel being Israel. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 1 year ago Possibly, but this is just Israel being Israel. permalink fedilink source parent
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