Today’s Downing Of A Chinese Spy Balloon Is The First Time A Foreign Aircraft Has Been Shot Down Over America Since WWII

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Daily Mail: Downing of Chinese spy balloon is the first time military has shot down foreign aircraft over US soil since World War II 

* On Saturday, the US military shot down the Chinese spy balloon 

* It’s the first time a foreign aircraft has been shot down over America since WWII 

* In July 1942, a Japanese jet was shot down over the Akutan Islands in Alaska 

The downing of the Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday marked the first time that the US military has shot down a foreign aircraft over American soil since World War II. 

A military fighter aircraft shot down the floating drone as it flew six nautical miles out over the Atlantic ocean on Saturday, drawing to a close a dramatic saga that shone a spotlight on worsening Sino-U.S. relations. 

 ‘We successfully took it down, and I want to compliment our aviators who did it,’ President Joe Biden said. Biden said he had issued an order on Wednesday to take down the balloon, but the Pentagon had recommended waiting until it could be done over open water. 

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WNU Editor: Shooting down a balloon  may not seem much. But history was made today.