From the LA Times:
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The fighter jets were not properly demilitarized and their sale was improper, officials say.
By Maeve Reston and Garrett Therolf, Times Staff Writers
March 7, 2007
Federal agents seized four F-14 Tomcat fighters in San Bernardino County on Tuesday — three from airplane museums — after investigators determined that the jets were not demilitarized and were improperly sold or transferred to private companies, including the producer of the TV show "JAG," authorities said.
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