U.S. FIGHTER SHOT DOWN
Czech Action “No Accident” (N.Z. Press Association-Copyright) (Rec. 11.30 p.m.) WIESBADEN, March 11. Rege^sburyinlhe 0 T m ° f ters ot the Air Forces had no doubt about this. slovakia° ves/erdv^aVp^lPa o J et fighters ’ coming from CzechofoSl y nX , S£K,'^,; h " t ■""" ““ »>'>*“ •'»“ knew T where ,S thPv *?. “V r mind that the MIG P i,ots understand how th«>v e .’ij S u ld spokesman. “We cannot were a considerable got lost inside our zone. They ::nderfuny S etlr b d e ay anCe “ WaS a they‘were «^ S S^“ en - N °-° ne C ° uld say
nn American Thunderjets concerned were said to h J’ j vAr ? routine mission. Only one was attacked. The from d fh^MTr^hU^i S nOt directl - v involved. A burst of fire lhh?h? e h t i th J J W ng J and fuel - tank of the Thunderjet, which crashed, exploded, and was burnt out.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26987, 12 March 1953, Page 9
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