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USSR utilized civil aircraft as spy planes over the UK, released documents claimed

London, United Kingdom - The Defense Secretary informed Margaret Thatcher about these activities

According to some documents of the United Kingdom National Archives which have just been released, the Soviet Union utilized civil airplanes to spy American and British installations in the 80s. The then Defence Secretary John Nott wrote to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to inform her about the use made by the KGB, the Soviet secret service, of Aeroflot planes over Britain, after the Royal Air...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1148585
Rome, Italy, 12/28/2012 12:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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