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September 2017 marked the 37th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq War, which killed hundreds of thousands of people between 1980 and 1988. Records indicate the Iranian air force lost 67 of its combat pilots in course of around 1,000 close-air-support sorties between Sept. 22 and Oct. 23 of …

On Apr. 14, 1994, 26 crew and passengers died When two USAF F-15s fighter jet shot down two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq that occurred  during Operation Provide Comfort (OPC) Two F-15Cs flown by Capt Eric Wickson (lead) and Lt Col Randy W May (wingman). 16 members …