Wealthy Top Gun wannabes clash with locals in idyllic mountain town

A tiny Midwestern village has become the unlikely locus for a civil war involving military-grade aircraft and a mounting death toll.

Nestled between the banks of Palisades Reservoir in and the snow-capped mountains of the Range, the idyllic town of Alpine is home to little more than 1,000 people.

But the sweeping greenery of the surrounding Grand Teton National Park belies a fervent fight between locals and wealthy airplane enthusiasts who are disturbing the tranquility - while allegedly putting lives at risk.

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