Anonymous Source
The Spokesman-Review said that this incident occurred on April 12, 1961. It claimed the vessel was recovered, though Ilyushin was mentally unbalanced and unconscious in a Moscow hospital. However, the source was anonymous yet “dependable.”
Anonymous Source
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Ilyushin was in the hospital at that time, so this lends credibility to the story overall. However, the Soviets claimed that he needed assistance because of a traffic collision. Could the secretive regime tell the truth about the man’s situation?!
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