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94: 196: 163: 208: 176: 99: 25: 343:, Bavaria and the burnt out wreckage of the F-84 was recovered by American soldiers. The attack followed reports of other Czechoslovak aircraft over Bavarian territory. Brown, the pilot of the F-84, reported they were on a routine patrol along the border when they spotted two aircraft appear from the East, he was fired upon and bailed out after losing control. 320:, the United States created military bases in West Germany, and their military planes often flew over the territory of Czechoslovakia. Some had intelligence tasks over Czechoslovak territory. Despite the fact that the actual declaration of the 526: 519: 695: 512: 665: 670: 645: 660: 640: 43: 655: 680: 650: 601: 374: 700: 482: 472: 401: 265: 124: 261: 93: 61: 577: 675: 504: 690: 39: 685: 285: 229: 324:
did not take place, there were frequent clashes between the planes of both sides in the airspace.
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that the attack on the U.S. aircraft was 10 miles (16 km) from the border near the town of
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territory, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the border, and survived.
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provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject
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Military engagement between Czechoslovakia and the United States
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The incident was an inspiration for the 1973 Czechoslovak film
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Czechoslovakia (1918-1993)
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which depicts a fictionalised version of the incident.
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Cold War


Merklín
Czechoslovakia
Bohemian Forest
Czechoslovakia
United States
Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Šrámek
United States
MiG-15
F-84 Thunderjet
Czechoslovak
USAFE
Merklín
Bohemian Forest
Jaroslav Šrámek
MiG-15
Plzeň
Republic F-84 Thunderjets
53rd Fighter Bomber Squadron
36th Fighter-Bomber Wing
lieutenant
ejected
West German
Second World War

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