US Military
May 05, 1960 - Russians release American aircraft crew and passengers: The crew and passengers of the United States Air Force C-47 Transport forced down by Russian fighters over East Germany five days previously were released by the Soviet and arrived in Wiesbaden, Germany. The machine had been forced down when on a flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg the Russians claiming that it had flown 22 miles inside East Germany. Photo shows The Pilot Captain Lundy (right) with Captain McCash and his wife pointing out the flight route on arrival at Wiesbaden
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C-47 Claiming Copenhagen Flown Forced Lundy Previously Russians Wiesbaden
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