None of the articles I've found on the subject indicate that they were proscribed. Odd, considering what was on the proscribed list, such as missiles above a certain range, which jet fighter/bombers would certainly exceed, and those hapless drones which may or may not have existed).
None of the articles I've found on the subject indicate that the jets were functional when they were buried. The photos and video I've seen show some pretty derelict craft, although of course I'm not an expert on military equipment. My recollection is that the Iraqis were most recently flying French Mirage jets, not MiGs.
Well, from what I read, they were in no condition to fly when they were dug out, regardless of the condition they were in when they were buried. I think they're actually old enough to have been buried before the last Gulf War...
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Buried in the sand without protection? What a bunch of clowns. I knew to put the Playboy in a zip-loc bag before burial when I was nine.
I'm also a little mystified by the lack of fagsplosion over it.
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