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Prairie Gates

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14. I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:55 AM
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It could have been damaged anytime previously and simply lost power on the video.

In any case, the video of the plane going down and the pilots being recovered is clear enough, so I guess the Pentagon had to say something.

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The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning Prairie Gates Monday #15
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I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video Prairie Gates Monday #14
Video Here. ruet Monday #28
That's a different video than the one I'm referring to Prairie Gates Monday #29
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