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Were any American planes shot down during the Cuban missile crisis?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes. 1. U-2 was shot down and it's pilot killed. And several other recce aircraft received minor damage from AAA emplacements
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Curtis lemay in the missile crisis?
General Curtis Lemay, famous for his part in the mass air raids against Japan late in WW2, believed that President Kennedy acted too weakly during the Cuban Missile Crisis. At several points, he attempted to force the hands of the politicians by sending planes to provoke the Soviets and Cubans.
When did the Cuban missle crisis end?
it was called the 13 Day crisis. it started on 14 October 1961 when American U2 spy planes detected Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile sites in Cuba and ended on the 27th of October when Khrushchev demanded the removal of missiles from Turkey in his second letter.
What was an effect of the US spy planes detecting missiles in Cuba?
President Kennedy sent US warships to blockade Cuba and prevent Soviet ships from delivering more nuclear materials to Cuba. This led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who were the suicide attackers that would crash their planes into American warships during World War 2?
Japanese kamikazes
How did the US discover the missiles?
If you are asking about the missiles in Cuba they were discovered by the use of spy planes and people on the ground. A spy plane flew over and shot pictures of the silos for the missiles. The people on the ground confirmed that they were there. Kennedy told Russia that they had to remove the missiles and the result was the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Curtis lemay in the missile crisis?
General Curtis Lemay, famous for his part in the mass air raids against Japan late in WW2, believed that President Kennedy acted too weakly during the Cuban Missile Crisis. At several points, he attempted to force the hands of the politicians by sending planes to provoke the Soviets and Cubans.
What occurred during the Bosnian crisis?
what ocured is people died, bombies and planes, damaged planes, money 2 fix planes
When did the Cuban missle crisis end?
it was called the 13 Day crisis. it started on 14 October 1961 when American U2 spy planes detected Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile sites in Cuba and ended on the 27th of October when Khrushchev demanded the removal of missiles from Turkey in his second letter.
What was an effect of the US spy planes detecting missiles in Cuba?
President Kennedy sent US warships to blockade Cuba and prevent Soviet ships from delivering more nuclear materials to Cuba. This led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who was President when reconnaissance planes found Soviet missile bases in Cuba?
kennedy
What is magnatite used for?
Magnesium is used for rockets, missile's planes, and sometimes in fireworks
How did the US discover the missiles?
If you are asking about the missiles in Cuba they were discovered by the use of spy planes and people on the ground. A spy plane flew over and shot pictures of the silos for the missiles. The people on the ground confirmed that they were there. Kennedy told Russia that they had to remove the missiles and the result was the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who were the suicide attackers that would crash their planes into American warships during World War 2?
Japanese kamikazes
How many planes were lost during the Berlin Airlift?
A total of 101 fatalities were recorded as a result of the operation, including 39 Britons and 31 Americans, mostly due to crashes. Seventeen American and eight British aircraft crashed during the operation.
What were the political social and cultural trends in western Europe since the end of cold war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the closest the world has come to all out nuclear war. On Oct. 15, American spy planes discovered that Russians had placed missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads in Cuba, just 90 miles from the shores of Florida. On Oct. 22, when President John F. Kennedy went on television to announce this to the nation, the American people understood how vulnerable they were to a nuclear disaster.
What role did women play during the American war?
They were medics, fixed/built planes, tanks, jeeps,ships and weapons and ammo.
Was a missile launched into the south tower on 9-11?
No. The video/pictures that supposedly depict a missle on the underside of one of the planes really shows a normal part of the paint job of those types of planes.
