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TIL Iranian F-14s downed over 160 Iraqi MiGs while incurring only 3 losses. Unable to counter the F-14, Saddam Hussein fooled Iran into thinking its U.S. trained F-14 pilots were plotting against them. As a result, Iran grounded its entire F-14 fleet.

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