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To: SunkenCiv
One group was so low on gas they knew they couldn't get to unoccupied China, so they flew to the USSR. Due to their then agreement with Japan, the Sovs had to intern them.

Eventually, they ended up under house arrest near the Iranian border. They "escaped" to walk across the border into Iran.

67 posted on 04/18/2022 3:05:02 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

I remember an old TV documentary about the development of aircraft; one of those fliers said, during Russian captivity, they were treated well, and were assured that they’d be allowed to go home soon, just be patient.

A couple of years after the war he went to an air show, where countries were showing off their latest stuff.

The USSR had an exact knockoff of his B-25, duplicated down to the most minute detail, including bulletholes. :^)


72 posted on 04/18/2022 4:19:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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