The skirmish at Sövde was an aerial incident in 1944 where a German Messerschmitt Me 410 and an American Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress accidentally flew into Swedish airspace. After several warning shots, the incident evolved into a short-lived confrontation around Sövde between the Swedish air defence and the German and American planes.
The skirmish at Sövde was an aerial incident in 1944 where a German Messerschmitt Me 410 and an American Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress accidentally flew into Swedish airspace. After several warning shots, the incident evolved into a short-lived confrontation around Sövde between the Swedish air defence and the German and American planes.
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