[Soviet bear brings down airliner]; [September 1983]

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Identifier	mus.aaec1587
Alternate ID	AAEC1587
Title	[Soviet bear brings down airliner]; [September 1983]
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large bear with the hammer and sickle symbol on its chest growls angrily as, with one front leg, it swats at and strikes a commercial airliner [KAL 007]. The airplane is falling out of the sky trailing flames and smoke. With its other front leg, the bear is holding its sheep's clothing.
Creator	Pletcher, Eldon, 1922-
Date	[September 1983]
Coverage (time period)	September 1983
Subject	Aircraft accidents. Bears. Cold War. International relations. Korean Air Lines Incident, 1983. Signs and symbols--Communist countries. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Caricatures and cartoons. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Geographic location	Japan, Sea of.
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Libary and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	3835504 Bytes
File extension	jpg
Width	2391
Height	1716
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color
File name	AAEC1587.jpg

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