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home / archives / 1968 /  2nd July

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Again!

On July 1, 1968, the Soviet Union forced down a U.S. DC-8 contract flight carrying 214 Vietnam-bound troops, headed for a refuelling stop at Yokota, at the same time protests against the Vietnam War were gaining momentum around the world.