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Old 20th Aug 2017, 18:26
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Originally Posted by BluSdUp
I Norway we lost a Widerø Twin Otter in the late 70s or early 80s due to a Harrier.
The problem was it happened way east of the line Norway had drawn for NATO aircraft as a buffer before you hit the Soviet border.
Was all blamed on the Otter crew. Many years later it turned out the Harrier was using it as target and bumped into it.
Same as happened to Gargarin except the Harrier made contact and was damaged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider%C3%B8e_Flight_933
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