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The United States government has admitted that over 200 American military personnel were shot down aboard aircraft while spying over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. American Generals had sent aircraft probing into Soviet airspace to test reactions and collect intelligence. They loved to play cat and mouse games to taunt the Soviets. This was considered good training that provided valuable intelligence. These games resulted in 269 civilian deaths in 1983 when a Korean airliner (KAL Flight 007) was shot down as it flew over the Soviet Union.
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“Secret Casualties of the Cold War”; Air & Space Magazine; Paul Glenshaw; December 2017; https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-sp…
“A Shot in the Dark: The Untold Story of Korean Air Lines flight 007”: Kyra Dempsey (aka Admiral Cloudberg); Medium; May 20, 2024; / a-shot-in-the-dark-the-untold-story-of-kor…
“DISGUISED RC-135W RIVET JOINT OF U.S AIR FORCE CARRY OUT SURVEILLANCE OF CHINESE MILITARY BASES!”; Defense Updates; September 17, 2020; • DISGUISED RC-135W RIVET JOINT OF U.S AIR F…
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On October 8, 1950, The USAF bombed a Soviet airfield in the Russian Far East, 165 km from Vladivostok.
Two American Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star jet fighters bombed the Soviet 821st Fighter Aviation Regiment at Sukhaya Rechka and destroyed several Soviet Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter aircraft, that were gifted to the Soviets by the Americans in WW2.
Air duels between Soviet pilots in MiG-15s and Americans in F-86s in the Korean skies, would soon commence as a result.
Thanks for this tip about unknown history.