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Re:US Pilot Shot Down Four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes – A sec... by Sharlin on Saturday January 21, 2023 @02:31PM (#34469470)
Why did the Soviet pilots open fire? Are there any records that give more information as to their motives? Surely the Soviet brass wanted to avoid direct confrontation with the Americans as well!
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Re:US Pilot Shot Down Four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes – A sec... by aoki on Saturday January 21, 2023 @06:03PM (#34471707)
This was in 1952. Soviet pilots started flying over Korea in 1951, posing as Chinese or Korean pilots [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_and_the_Korean_Wa...

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