(Shot down over the Soviet Union)

Content: The reconnaissance flights of the Americans into East Block airspace were more numerous and more dangerous than originally claimed. From the sky, the Cold War was waged in earnest - with cameras, aerial canons and rockets. There were countless weapons launched, prisoners taken and fatalities suffered. During the secret aerial war the superpowers forced patently western aircraft into Soviet airspace; Western Germany was a sort of base for America's espionage activities. The film discloses a multitude of heretofore unknown actions, elucidated by impressive, often emotional commentary by the actual participants. The contemporary witnesses discuss operations including the dropping of agents during night flights, and top-secret actions undertaken to detect potential bases for nuclear attacks.

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Genres:

History,

Documentary

Runtime:

53 minutes

Year:

2003

Directors:

Dirk Pohlmann

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Production companies:

Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction,

ARTE,

ZDF Enterprises

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Crews:

Director

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Music