On July 1, 1960, the American reconnaissance Boeing RB-47H Stratojet was shot down over the Barents Sea. The aircraft, during an electronic reconnaissance mission, was attacked by a Soviet MiG-19P. Of the six-man crew, only two men survived, and they were not released until January 1961.
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