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Russian archives open: 51 Us pilots disappeared during Vietnam war

Moscow, Russia - Only the identities of seven have been revealed

After the fall of the Berlin wall the relationships between Moscow and Washington are normalized, without having to submit to the logic of the contrasting blocks anymore. Therefore, and it would not be the first time, some revelations emerge from the secret archives of the two superpowers, like that one regarding 51 American pilots captured during the Vietnam war and then transferred in Soviet Union...

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Rome, Italy, 02/19/2003 10:12
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