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On 15 April 1969, a United States Navy Lockheed EC-121M Warning Star of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One on a reconnaissance mission was shot down by a North Korean MiG-21 aircraft over the Sea of Japan.
- 15 April 1969
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Mar 23, 2022 · On April 15, 1969, a North Korean MiG-21 shot down an unarmed U.S. Navy Lockheed EC-121M reconnaissance plane over international waters. All 31 on board—30 sailors and one Marine—perished, the largest single loss of American aircrewmen during the Cold War. Only two bodies were ever recovered.
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The aircraft was badly shot up, with major structural damage and loss of two turbojet engines (of six), although the tail gunner shot down one of the MiG-17s, but was able to make an emergency...
Sep 26, 2017 · On April 15, 1969 two North Korean Mig-21 fighters shot down a U.S. Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan as it flew a regular surveillance mission in international airspace, 80 miles from the North Korean coast.
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Apr 13, 2017 · How did North Korea justify shooting down an American reconnaissance plane in 1969? Newly released Soviet archives reveal its motives and beliefs about force, deterrence, and compellence.
Sep 2, 2023 · In the midst of the tumultuous 1960s Cold War rivalry, the EC-121 Warning Star aircraft played a vital role in surveillance—until tragedy struck in 1969 when a North Korean attack led to...
Sep 27, 2017 · On April 15, 1969, North Korean MiG fighter planes shot down an American EC-121 spy plane flying off the coast of the Korean Peninsula (but still over international waters), killing all 31 crew...
