Military operation

Air battle over Merklín

10 Mar 1953 · 49.56° N, 13.20° E

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When
10 Mar 1953
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
49.56° N, 13.20° E
Description
1953 military engagement between Czechoslovakia and the United States

Air battle over Merklín

Military engagement between Czechoslovakia and the United States

The Air battle over Merklín was an air-to-air engagement between Czechoslovak and USAFE air units over the Czech village of Merklín, in the Bohemian Forest, on 10 March 1953. During the action Czech pilot Jaroslav Šrámek, flying a MiG-15, shot down one of a pair of U.S. Republic F-84 Thunderjets. The American pilot, lieutenant Warren G.

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