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re: Real life "top gun" pilot shot four Soviet jets in 1952, story classified for 50 years
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:54 am to GeneralLee
Posted on 1/21/23 at 7:54 am to GeneralLee
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Following the battle, Williams was personally interviewed by several high-ranking Navy admirals, the Secretary of Defense, and also the President, after which he was instructed to not talk about his engagement as officials feared the incident might cause a devastating increase of tensions between the US and Soviet Union, and possibly ignite World War Three,”
His heroics went all the way to the top, then they quickly put a lid on it.
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A US Defense Department account of the incident also notes that US forces were trying out new communications intercept equipment that day. It was feared that revealing the Soviet role in the combat would have compromised that US’ advantage.
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