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Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in a crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida, leading to the cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.
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Florida
U.S. state
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Operation Credible Sport
1980 planned US military operation during the Iranian Hostage Crisis
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