Events tagged with "rc-130"

Historical Events tagged with "rc-130"

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Military & Warfare

USAF RC-130 Shot Down Over Armenia

September 2nd, 1958 66 years ago

A USAF RC-130 conducting a signals intelligence mission was shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft after accidentally straying into Soviet airspace over Armenia. All aboard were killed during the incident, escalating tensions in the region.