Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: United States Politics and Government
Topics: Houses, White, Reagan, tarnished, scandal, setting, rebels, Nicaraguan, ferrying, illegally, while, plane, cargo, obscurity, emerged, Iran-Contra, Exposed, Gunrunner, Hasenfus, Eugene
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/eugene-hasenfus-dead.html