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Rust's landing was actually a huge black eye to Soviet military and intelligence. From what I recall, their radar techs reported the contact but the chain of co
by sterlind 6y ago
Rust's landing was actually a huge black eye to Soviet military and intelligence. From what I recall, their radar techs reported the contact but the chain of command fell to pieces, especially between handoffs.
- jojobas 6y agoHis plane has been intercepted and identified as a Yak-12, at which point the military erroneously redesignated him as a flight rules violator as opposed to cross-border intruder. A slightly different situation, but within the general "the eagle doesn't catch flies" pattern.