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FAIRCHILD (1) Provider — - Ex-USAF and Sandinistas Army(Nicaragua) Fairchild C-123K. The story behind this plane is that is was sold by the CIA to the Sandinistas after the Iran Affair and later left at Juan Santamaria Airport by the Nicaraguan until the year 2000 when the owner of the Costa Verde Hotel(Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica) bought it and turned it into a Restaurant/Bar close to the hotel.
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Ex-USAF and Sandinistas Army(Nicaragua) Fairchild C-123K. The story behind this plane is that is was sold by the CIA to the Sandinistas after the Iran Affair and later left at Juan Santamaria Airport by the Nicaraguan until the year 2000 when the owner of the Costa Verde Hotel(Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica) bought it and turned it into a Restaurant/Bar close to the hotel.

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