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An air battle over Niš, Yugoslavia occurred on 7 November 1944 between the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and the Soviet Air Force during World War II. After the successful joint offensive in October 1944 and the expulsion of German forces to the north, the military units of the Red Army had been ordered to follow in their steps. On 7 November, a long column of vehicles belonging to 6th Guards Rifle Corps of the Red Army was moving from Niš towards Belgrade, with orders to reinforce the southern wing of the Hungarian front. Suddenly, at about 10:00 a.m., from southeast over Mount Jastrebac, three groups of American P-38 Lightning fighter planes of the 82nd Fighter Group arrived some 50 miles into Soviet held territory and the first group immediately started to strafe the leading vehi

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  • An air battle over Niš, Yugoslavia occurred on 7 November 1944 between the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and the Soviet Air Force during World War II. After the successful joint offensive in October 1944 and the expulsion of German forces to the north, the military units of the Red Army had been ordered to follow in their steps. On 7 November, a long column of vehicles belonging to 6th Guards Rifle Corps of the Red Army was moving from Niš towards Belgrade, with orders to reinforce the southern wing of the Hungarian front. Suddenly, at about 10:00 a.m., from southeast over Mount Jastrebac, three groups of American P-38 Lightning fighter planes of the 82nd Fighter Group arrived some 50 miles into Soviet held territory and the first group immediately started to strafe the leading vehicles, destroying several, with 31 killed and 37 wounded. The commander of the corps, Lieutenant General Grigory Petrovich Kotov, was also killed in this attack. While the second group of American P-38s were starting their attack, the commander of the 17th Air Army, General Vladimir Sudets, who was at the Niš airbase at the time, issued an order for immediate takeoff to the pilots on duty flying Yakovlev Yak-3 fighters from 659th Regiment of 288th Air Division based at Niš, believing they were being attacked by German Focke-Wulf Fw 189 dual boom reconnaissance planes. The American planes shifted their fire to the Soviet fighters which were taking off in spite of clearly visible large red star markings on their wings. One of the Yak-3s was immediately destroyed. The P-38s then climbed to about 500 metres (1,600 ft) and formed a defensive circle above the city of Niš itself, waiting to see how this uncertain situation would be resolved. According to aeronautical engineer Dragoslav Dimić, who as a child was among the gathered inhabitants of Niš, the remaining Soviet fighters flew over the old city fortress at an altitude of only 20 metres (66 ft) and attacked the Lightnings from below in a steep climb. One Lightning burst into flames and fell to the ground near the airstrip of the Niš airbase. The Yaks flew through the circling Lightnings and attacked them again, this time from above. One of the Yaks was hit by American fire and fell to the ground. Soon the battle was joined by a second group of Yaks led by a famous Soviet fighter ace Captain Koldunov, who took off from another airbase near Niš. The 'tangle of death' that formed in the air moved westward across the city with the sound of machine gun and cannon fire. Nine Soviet Yak-3 and an unidentified number of US P-38 fighters participated in the battle, which lasted for about another 15 minutes. According to American author Glenn Bows, four Yaks and two Lightnings were lost, while Russian sources state that three Yaks and four P-38s had been destroyed. Joko Drecun, a Partisan officer who was based at Niš airport at the time, wrote in his diary that the Americans lost seven planes and the Soviets lost three. The United States apologized to the Soviet Union, stating that the attack was the result of a grave error by American pilots sent to attack German forces on the road from Skopje to Pristina. On 14 December, American ambassador to the Soviet Union W. Averell Harriman apologized on behalf of Franklin D. Roosevelt and George C. Marshall and offered to send liaison officers to the 3rd Ukrainian Front to prevent further incidents; Stalin rejected it, because a line of demarcation had been drawn indicating the boundaries of Allied air actions. (en)
  • 니시 항공전은 세르비아의 니시에서 1944년 11월 7일 미국과 소련의 공군 사이에서 발생한 공중전이다. 제2차 세계 대전 당시 이 두 국가가 직접적으로 군사적 충돌을 일으킨 것은 이 공중전이 유일하며, 냉전 이전에 미-소간의 충돌이라는 점에서도 주목할만 하다. 1944년 10월 베오그라드 공세가 성공적으로 끝나고 독일군이 북쪽으로 후퇴하면서 붉은 군대의 부대는 그들을 추격하라는 명령을 받았다. 11월 7일, 제6라이플군단이 헝가리 전선을 강화하기 위해 니시에서 베오그라드를 향해 이동하고 있었는데 이 때 미군이 이들을 공격한 것이다. 양측은 전투 이후 이것을 비밀로 부치기로 합의했다. (ko)
  • Воздушный бой над Нишем (англ. Air battle over Niš) — боевое столкновение американских и советских войск над Нишем 7 ноября 1944 года, один из нескольких десятков документально подтверждённых эпизодов Второй мировой войны, классифицируемых как огонь по своим. Американские войска по ошибке атаковали советскую транспортную колонну, в результате чего погибли 34 солдата и офицера (согласно докладу заместителя начальника Генерального штаба Красной армии генерала Алексея Антонова). В ходе ответной авиационной атаки советские лётчики во главе с Александром Колдуновым сбили от 2 до 7 самолётов противника. Руководства США и СССР решили не предавать инцидент огласке, а командование армии США извинилось перед советскими войсками за совершённую оплошность. (ru)
  • Повітряний бій над Нишем (англ. Air battle over Niš) — бойове зіткнення американських і радянських військ над Нишем 7 листопада 1944 року, одне із кількох десятків документально підтверджених епізодів Другої світової війни, класифікованих як дружній вогонь. Американські війська помилково атакували радянську транспортну колону, внаслідок чого загинули 34 солдати та офіцери (згідно з доповіддю заступника начальника Генерального штабу Червоної армії генерала Олексія Антонова). У ході авіаційної атаки у відповідь радянські льотчики на чолі з Олександром Колдуновим збили від 2 до 7 літаків противника. Керівництва США і СРСР вирішили не розголошувати інцидент, а командування армії США вибачилося перед радянськими військами за скоєну помилку. (uk)
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  • 니시 항공전은 세르비아의 니시에서 1944년 11월 7일 미국과 소련의 공군 사이에서 발생한 공중전이다. 제2차 세계 대전 당시 이 두 국가가 직접적으로 군사적 충돌을 일으킨 것은 이 공중전이 유일하며, 냉전 이전에 미-소간의 충돌이라는 점에서도 주목할만 하다. 1944년 10월 베오그라드 공세가 성공적으로 끝나고 독일군이 북쪽으로 후퇴하면서 붉은 군대의 부대는 그들을 추격하라는 명령을 받았다. 11월 7일, 제6라이플군단이 헝가리 전선을 강화하기 위해 니시에서 베오그라드를 향해 이동하고 있었는데 이 때 미군이 이들을 공격한 것이다. 양측은 전투 이후 이것을 비밀로 부치기로 합의했다. (ko)
  • Воздушный бой над Нишем (англ. Air battle over Niš) — боевое столкновение американских и советских войск над Нишем 7 ноября 1944 года, один из нескольких десятков документально подтверждённых эпизодов Второй мировой войны, классифицируемых как огонь по своим. Американские войска по ошибке атаковали советскую транспортную колонну, в результате чего погибли 34 солдата и офицера (согласно докладу заместителя начальника Генерального штаба Красной армии генерала Алексея Антонова). В ходе ответной авиационной атаки советские лётчики во главе с Александром Колдуновым сбили от 2 до 7 самолётов противника. Руководства США и СССР решили не предавать инцидент огласке, а командование армии США извинилось перед советскими войсками за совершённую оплошность. (ru)
  • Повітряний бій над Нишем (англ. Air battle over Niš) — бойове зіткнення американських і радянських військ над Нишем 7 листопада 1944 року, одне із кількох десятків документально підтверджених епізодів Другої світової війни, класифікованих як дружній вогонь. Американські війська помилково атакували радянську транспортну колону, внаслідок чого загинули 34 солдати та офіцери (згідно з доповіддю заступника начальника Генерального штабу Червоної армії генерала Олексія Антонова). У ході авіаційної атаки у відповідь радянські льотчики на чолі з Олександром Колдуновим збили від 2 до 7 літаків противника. Керівництва США і СРСР вирішили не розголошувати інцидент, а командування армії США вибачилося перед радянськими військами за скоєну помилку. (uk)
  • An air battle over Niš, Yugoslavia occurred on 7 November 1944 between the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and the Soviet Air Force during World War II. After the successful joint offensive in October 1944 and the expulsion of German forces to the north, the military units of the Red Army had been ordered to follow in their steps. On 7 November, a long column of vehicles belonging to 6th Guards Rifle Corps of the Red Army was moving from Niš towards Belgrade, with orders to reinforce the southern wing of the Hungarian front. Suddenly, at about 10:00 a.m., from southeast over Mount Jastrebac, three groups of American P-38 Lightning fighter planes of the 82nd Fighter Group arrived some 50 miles into Soviet held territory and the first group immediately started to strafe the leading vehi (en)
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  • 니시 항공전 (ko)
  • Воздушный бой над Нишем (ru)
  • Повітряний бій над Нишем (uk)
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