After the end of the Second World War, the United States created military bases in West Germany, and their military planes often flew over the territory of Czechoslovakia. Some had intelligence tasks over Czechoslovak territory. Despite the fact that the actual declaration of the Cold War did not take place, there were frequent clashes between the planes of both sides in the airspace.
It was reported in the London Times that the attack on the U.S. aircraft was 10 miles (16 km) from the border near the town of Falkenstein, Bavaria.[3] The aircraft crashed near Regensburg, Bavaria and the burnt out wreckage of the F-84 was recovered by American soldiers.[3] The attack followed reports of other Czechoslovak aircraft over Bavarian territory. Brown, the pilot of the F-84, reported they were on a routine patrol along the border when they spotted two aircraft appear from the East, he was fired upon and bailed out after losing control.[3]
Popular culture
The incident was an inspiration for the 1973 Czechoslovak film High Blue Wall which depicts a fictionalised version of the incident.[4]
