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Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:15 am .

https://youtu.be/M2_QHdijT7o?si=1CaU06rRmXZ2FhLa&t=115


Iranian F-14

The US retired the Vietnam era F-14 in 2005. I think Grumman went back into the Chinese Theatre business.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat

Nonc Hilaire wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:48 am

Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:15 am .

https://youtu.be/M2_QHdijT7o?si=1CaU06rRmXZ2FhLa&t=115


Iranian F-14

The US retired the Vietnam era F-14 in 2005. I think Grumman went back into the Chinese Theatre business.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat

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The real heavy lifting in 8 yr of Iranian war with Iraq was done by F-4 ..

Pretty much all Iranian F-4 mission into Iraq were flown below 100 feet altitude, mostly @ 50 feet altitude, with 24 x 500 pound bombs


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-3_airstrike

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Attack_on_H3

Each Phantom refueled four times from the tankers, at the altitude of 300 ft (100 m), which was risky and far below any safety standards[1] (aerial refueling is normally performed at 22,000 ft (6,700 m))

The whole mission was flown below 300 feet over Turkish mountains in the night. 2 Boing 747 tankers refueled the F-4 below 300 feet altitude.



F-14 was just for Top-cover and did not leave Iranian territory.

Iranian F-14 shot down many Mirage F1, AND French Super Étendard flown by French Pilot for Iraq.

F-14 using AIM-54 Phoenix missile shot MiG -25 flying @ 80,000 feet.

F-14 saw only combat in Iran .. still flying .. maintained by Iranians

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Iranian F-4 bombed Iraqi nuke site well before Israel did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera

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Unveiling Iran's largest UAV factory in Russia


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVrq-cyRmkE


All Shahed Models are built in Tatarestan plant under Iranian licence ..

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Americas descent into 3rd world levels of open corruption, is picking up pace.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

noddy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:41 am Americas descent into 3rd world levels of open corruption, is picking up pace.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

Thanks God Chinese and Russians coming with New passenger plane models ..

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yeh, the Russian and Chinese systems *never* dissapear a guy who annoys the oligarchs.

the shame is America becoming more like them, not the other way round.

noddy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:25 am yeh, the Russian and Chinese systems *never* dissapear a guy who annoys the oligarchs.

the shame is America becoming more like them, not the other way round.

It’s not so much that America is becoming more corrupt as the corruptocrats aren’t even trying to be discreet anymore.

Americans are finally catching on that our country has always been corrupt. Big loss of faith and trust in government here.

Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue - the act of them hiding it is a positive, shows they are atleast worried that popular opinion could take them down.

For me, the whole Epstein thing was a massive inflection point on them not even pretending to worry any more.

Back to the topic of the thread . . .

Yt | SpaceX Starship IFT-3 Launch

Impressive.

crazy stuff

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https://youtu.be/oZeMoOxzJKE?si=lSjL52venXrsRCoi&t=178

Even Americans were astonished, could not believe.

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JcTYoixGrvs


How Iran & China Seize US Navy Drones

Iran's Loophole to Seize US Navy Vessels

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https://youtu.be/M2_QHdijT7o?si=OExlWxctlYOGWGIC&t=106

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOElPy7CfE0&t=1249s


For those who like real combat action by F-14 .. Mazandarani is an Iranian F-14 Ace , F-14 test and instructor pilot.

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Okay...... I'm on..... .........