Yes, and we were so very close to a Nuclear War....few today realize just how close.
I learned that when the American Pilot was shot down by Russia then, and died, it was from a trigger happy Russian who did not have authority to fire. That is something all were concerned about then...tensions were so very high.
“I learned that when the American Pilot was shot down by Russia then, and died, it was from a trigger happy Russian who did not have authority to fire.”
I’m not familiar with that; I know Gary Powers was shot down, but he survived (and was traded for one of their spies).