Operation Credible Sport
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title:
Operation Credible Sport
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Operation Credible Sport was a joint project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran. The concept included using a Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within a soccer stadium in Tehran. Operation Credible Sport was terminated when on 2 November, the Iranian parliament accepted an Algerian p
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1980 planned US military operation during the Iranian Hostage Crisis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Credible_Sport
date created:
2005-04-16T08:26:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:11:41Z
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