1969 EC-121 shootdown incident
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:aircraftCallsign |
Deep Sea 129
|
| gptkbp:aircraftTailNumber |
BuNo 135749
|
| gptkbp:aircraftType |
Lockheed EC-121M Warning Star
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
31
|
| gptkbp:cause |
Aircraft shot down by North Korean MiG-21
|
| gptkbp:date |
April 15, 1969
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1969 EC-121 shootdown incident
|
| gptkbp:involvedCountry |
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sea_of_Japan
|
| gptkbp:missionType |
reconnaissance
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
deadliest air attack on US forces during the Cold War
|
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:North_Korean_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Cold_War
Korean Demilitarized Zone |
| gptkbp:response |
US considered retaliatory strike
US military alert raised US resumed reconnaissance flights with fighter escorts |
| gptkbp:result |
All crew killed
|
| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:EC-121_Warning_Star
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|