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Feb. 29 American jet fighter shot down in Bavaria An American jet fighter F-84 being on a routine flight in Southern Germany was attacked and shot down by two Czech jet fighter of Russian origin of the type MIG-15 about 25 kilometers before the Czech border, on Tuesday afternoon about 11 hours middle-European time. The pilot could save himself by means of his parachute. Our picture shows American air-police at the burnt out wreckage of the F-84 which crashed near Falkenstein in the district or Roding. Keystone Picture, dtd. March 11th, 1953
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13209836
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46956898
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3271px x 4378px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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Keystone Pictures USA
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