The unarmed plane flew very fast and very high.
When Cuban fighter pilots shot down the unarmed planes, they killed four people and aggravated tensions with Washington.
"We don't want Cubans to shoot down unarmed American planes, and we certainly aren't going to beat them to the punch."
It was as if the mystery jets were intentionally firing on the unarmed planes when and where a crashtwould do the most damage.
Even more disturbing was the VC disregard for the tiny unarmed plane.
An over flight by an unarmed plane is not in the same league with what Khrushchev did to Budapest.
"Shooting an unarmed plane out of the air without telltale witnesses, for example?"
Military sources said the unarmed plane split off from another MiG during a training flight east of the Golan Heights.
Due to supply problems, the trio flew their first mission in unarmed planes.
He also rigged a 30 kilogram (66 pound) radio transmitter in an unarmed plane.