1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident
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1961-f-84-thunderstreak-incident-169-3113358
title:
1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident
text:
The 1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident, occurring on 14 September 1961, was an incident during the Cold War, in which two Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bombers of JaBoG 32 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) crossed into East German airspace because of a navigational error, before landing at Berlin Tegel Airport. The two planes successfully evaded a large number of Soviet fighter planes by finding cover in a heavy layer of clouds, but also by the actions of an airman at the United States Ai
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Cold war incident
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_F-84_Thunderstreak_incident
date created:
2010-11-28T12:55:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:27:59Z
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13
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