Russia Heats up the New Cold War With Downing of MQ-9 Reaper

During the Cold War, Soviet fighters harassed and even shot down American aircraft. Some were flying in Soviet airspace gathering intelligence. Francis Gary Powers was the best-known airman to be shot out of the sky by the Soviets, but others died during shootdowns. For example, the entire crew of a C-130 was killed by Soviet fighter pilots, two years before Powers was shot down and paraded for the media. Other American missions to gather intelligence on “ferret” flights were also intercepted by Soviet fighters and stopped with violence.Read More