Naval War College Review
Number
9
Abstract
In April 1969, North Korea shot down a USN reconnaissance plane. Soviet surface ships were first on the scene and contributed to a joint U.S.-USSR search-and-rescue/recovery operation—a rare example of cooperation between traditional Cold War adversaries.
Recommended Citation
Streifer, Bill and Sabitov, Irek
(2020)
"“Improbable Allies”—The North Korean Downing of a U.S. Navy EC-121 and U.S.-Soviet Cooperation during the Cold War,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 73:
No.
2, Article 9.
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https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol73/iss2/9
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