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Few people know that in fact in those years overseas aircraft still scot-inflicted blow to Soviet territory. It happened in the Far East in October 1950 ...
October 8, 1950 at 16.17 local time, two US Air Force fighter Lockheed F-80C "Shuting Star" ("Meteor") violated the state border of the USSR and, absorbed almost 100 km, attacked the Soviet military airfield Dry River 165 km from Vladivostok, in the Khasan district. The bombardment of the US Air Force planes were damaged in the parking lot of seven Soviet aircraft squadrons, one burned down completely.
That autumn already being rattled war on the Korean peninsula. Volleys rattled very close to our common with the Koreans of the border. In addition, the Americans and their allies not too ceremonious with international law. Combat aircraft likely opponent committed systematic flights near Soviet cities and military bases. Although the Soviet Union in the war officially was not involved, and it comes to fighting.
On the night of June 26, 1950, in the international waters of the South Korean warships fired cable ship "Plastun" is part of the 5th Soviet Navy (now - the Pacific Fleet), causing the death of the commander of the ship captain, Lieutenant Kolesnikov. Part of the crew members was injured. The enemy withdrew only after having been fired back.
4 September of the same year to monitor the actions of unidentified destroyer approached at a distance of 26 kilometers to the port Far (formerly Port Arthur), the alarm raised in the air crew of a Soviet spy plane A-20ZH "Boston" lieutenant Constantine Korpaeva. Accompanied by his two of our fighters. On the way to the goal of Soviet planes were attacked immediately by 11 American fighters. As a result, short-air combat "Boston" caught fire and crashed into the ocean. All three members of his crew were killed.
This was a military and political background while in the Far East. Not surprisingly, the units of the Soviet armed forces in those parts were in constant tension. Anxiety, orders the immediate dispersal followed one another. October 7, 1950 it came to a 821 th Fighter Wing 190th Fighter Air Division, armed with old American piston "Kingkobrami" obtained even under the Lend-Lease during the Great Patriotic War. Pilots had to urgently fly to the airstrip Pacific Fleet Dry River in the Khasan district of Primorsky Krai 100 kilometers from the Soviet-Korean border. By the morning of October 8, all three squadrons of the regiment were already at the new location. Then began something almost unbelievable.
On Sunday, 16 hours 17 minutes local time on dry the river suddenly appeared two jets. At low level flight they passed over the airfield, then turned and opened fire. No one and did not have time to understand how the six Soviet aircraft were damaged and one was burned. The fact whether as a part of 821 th Regiment killed and wounded in the archival documents is not a word. But this - below.
It turned out that stormed The river dry American fighters F-80 «Shooting Star». Chase jet F-80 pilots 821 th Regiment, and did not try. Yes, it would be impossible for them piston "Kingkobrah."
October 9 USSR presented to the UN official protest. The Soviet Government was deeply concerned. Could not understand - or is it the beginning of World War III, or pilot error.
October 20, US President Harry Truman, speaking at the United Nations,
the United States admitted his guilt and expressed regret that the US
military was involved in the incident in violation of the border of the
USSR and the Soviet damaging property.
He said that the commander of the regiment fired and pilots passed
before the military tribunal, that the attack on the territory of the
Soviet Union was "the result of a navigational error and bad
calculation" pilots.
And yet - that the commander of the air force, which included F-80,
removed from office, disciplinary sanctions imposed on the pilots.
Despite the fact that the incident seemed to be exhausted, was
immediately relocated from Moscow to the Far East 303rd Air Division,
which had in its composition reactive "MIG-15". The troops entered combat duty. The situation in parts was alarming.
Americans continued to defend the version of pilot error until 1990.
"There was a war in Korea. The Soviet meteorological data were
classified, depriving us information about the weather in Siberia and
the Far East - recalled Kvonbek, a former employee of the CIA and the
Senate Intelligence Committee, and more - a former pilot of one of the
two American fighters stormed Dry River airfield in 1950. -
Identification marks on the ground could not be seen, there was no
navigation ... At an altitude of 3 thousand. meters in the clouds I
found a loophole, we rushed into it and found himself on a wide river
valley ... I do not knew exactly where we ... Along the dusty road to
the west was a truck. "
The Americans decided to catch up with the truck and the pursuit of the car, went to the airfield. It was like Chongjin airfield that pilots have seen on a large-scale map.
"The Soviet radars must be zapelengovali us at a distance of about 100
miles from the border. Follow our decline, they are likely to lose us in
the folds of the area when we descended into the valley of the river.
It was declared a general alarm, but the Russian was not aircraft or
missiles, ready to repel ataku.Eto was a Sunday afternoon. At the
airport there were many planes - the dream of every military pilot. In
two series were built about 20 aircraft of the type P-39 and P-63 ... In
the dark green fuselages had big red stars with white rim. Time to make
decisions almost was not, fuel, too, was at the end ... I went to the
left, a number of bursts, my partner Allen Difendorf as I did. "
Making sure that the goal amazed "Meteora" turned around and flew away. On departure
from the goals Americans headed to the base, and suddenly saw an island just off the coast. "Wow - I thought - remember Kvonbek. - Near Chongjin no island ...". When he returned, the pilots reported that bombed the airfield with planes.
Specialists tested camera recording plane, and it turned out that the
planes at the airport were American "Kingkobrami" supplied by the
Americans Russian lend-lease.
The camera showed that the aircraft on the ground is not broke -
probably would not have fuel, so it was not exactly a military airfield
North Koreans and the pilots made a mistake.
According to at that time commanded the 64th Air Corps, the late
Lieutenant-General George frontal and former pilot 821 th Aviation
Regiment V. Zabelin, no error could not be. Americans have been wonderful to see where flying and bombs. It was an obvious provocation. According Zabelina, "Americans are perfectly see where fly. Flew 100 kilometers from our border with Korea. They all knew. It came up with that young pilots lost ".Vnushaet doubt in error and a further track record Alton Kvonbeka. He was very successful. Most likely, the bombing was carried out deliberately, and the incident was pure provocation by the United States. But in any case it is not the only secret of those events.
In the archival documents of the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the USSR speaks only of broken and damaged as a
result of attack of sudden Soviet aircraft. And not a word - about the human losses.
Of course, the seven planes for a superpower is not a great loss. Victims were not. If you believe the official statement. However, there were, apparently, they are.
At least in the list of monuments of Khasan district of Primorye
Territory under number 106 means "brotherly unmarked grave pilots who
died in the reflection of American bombers in 1950". There's also pointed out that the tomb is located near the village of Perevoznoye, a former military camp Dry River. Strange, of course, that nameless grave. It is strange that it is silent about the military archives. We and the fallen in the Great Patriotic buried where and how horrible, not caring about the mark on a map. Here's seventh decade and roam through the battle search parties. And long will wander ... Not long ago, one of the owners of the company Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
in Washington on the issue of Russian journalist: "What do you know
about the incident, which occurred in 1950 at the airport Dry River? Do
you think it was a provocation or a bug?"
said: "This incident has become a spectacle to the United States. The
idea that the two pilots did not know where they are, do not know the
location of the Soviet border and were not able to understand that in
the airfield they attack seems neveroyatnoy.SShA stated that blow was
due to an error in navigation and incorrect assessment of the situation.
The commander of the air force was removed, and the pilots punished.
States offered to pay for the damage. USSR decided not to scandal. "
And another ex-combatants in Korea added: "The incident on Dry Rechka
silenced until now, and most of all, you will not find in the United
States a person who would have heard about it ..." .....
And how many have heard of it ....
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