Title
US air ambulance fired at by Soviets is back in Frankfurt am Main after
Caption
An air ambulance of the US air force after its landing at the Airport in Frankfurt am Main on the 8th of October in 1952.
The aircraft was attacked and fired at by Soviet fighters. The pilots could escape from further attacks by courageously flying into the clouds and could land the aircraft securely and undamaged in Berlin, before returning to Frankfurt.
The three-headed crew with medical staff stand in front of the aircraft, who accompanied and cared for ill soldiers on the way to Frankfurt.
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Date
Oct 08, 1952
Credit line
Photo12/dpa-pa
Reference
DPA13A04_245
License type
Rights managed
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65,3Mb (1,9Mb) / 19,3in x 13,2in / 5783 x 3949 (300dpi)