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Eugene Hasenfus's plane was shot down by Nicaraguan forces while carrying weapons to the Contra rebels on behalf of the U.S. government; he was subsequently captured, leading to an international controversy.
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Alleged CIA operative
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Corporate Air Services HPF821
1986 aircraft shootdown
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1979–1990 anti-Marxist Nicaraguan rebels
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1985–1987 political scandal in the U.S.
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