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Air force f15 eagle shot down an iraqi mig23 flogger during desert storm 23 tanks destroyed in one day. Air force patch rsaf patch royal saudi air force 6 squadron fighter f d. They invaded because iraq was in debt and needed oil money. During the late 1970s, the united states began revitalizing its air force and other military services.
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