P-38 Lightnings vs Yak-3 Fighters: The Tragic Niš Incident Explained (7 November 1944) @showtime112
P-38 Lightnings vs Yak-3 Fighters: The Tragic Niš Incident Explained (7 November 1944)  @showtime112
Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In late 1944, European fronts were converging and previously separated Allies began meeting over the battlefield. On 07 November 1944, P-38 Lightnings from the USAAF's 82nd Fighter Group was attacking the retreating German forces in the Balkans. But a combination of factors led to a tragic incident between the Americans and the Soviets which resulted in dozens of destroyed vehicles, at least six fighter airplanes shot down and a dead Soviet general.

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