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Iranian mock aircraft carrier for production of movie

According to Iranian media the mock-up of a US aircraft carrier that was revealed by American intelligence officials is for the production of a movie about the downing of an Iranian airliner by the US Navy in 1988.
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The Iranian mock-up of a US aircraft carrier is for the production of a movie about the 1988 downing of an Iranian airliner by the US Navy, according to Iranian media.

Iranian-owned Al-Alam News Network reported that the mock-up is being built for a film titled “Airbus,” about the July 3, 1988, downing of civilian passenger plane Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes. The plane, which according to the American crew was mistaken for a F-14 Tomcat fighter, was shot down in Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf and killed all 290 people on board.

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