BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//archive.cryptologicfoundation.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcrea tor 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:b9ceb409-b0e8-4bec-be4a-a76ad5f6262f X-WR-CALDESC:2 September 1958: C-130 (Flight 60528) shot down while on reco n mission over Soviet Armenia.\n\nThe C-130 aircraft pictured here was the centerpiece of Vigil ance Park outside of the National Cryptologic Museum. (PLEASE NOTE as of early 2017\, National Vigilance Park was dismantled due to NSA construc tion. It is unclear if the Park will be rebuilt. We apologize for the inco nvenience for anyone wishing to visit the Park.)\n\nThe pictured C-130\, c onfigured for reconnaissance\, was refurbished to resemble the C-130A that was downed over Soviet Armenia on September 2\, 1958. The Vigilance Park C-130 was reclaimed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona\, refurbi shed by Raytheon/E-Systems in Greenville\, Texas\, and flown to Fort Meade . The C-130 was dedicated as a memorial to the fallen in a ceremony on Sep tember 2\, 1997\, in the presence of family members of those lost in the S eptember 1958 incident.\n\nThere is also a memorial memorial at the Air Fo rce Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio\, established to honor the Air Force Security Service SIGINT crew that was lost following the destruction of a C-130 aircraft which flew over Armenia on September 2\, 1958. And th ere is a memorial placed at Arlington National Cemetery. Please SEE THE LI NK BELOW to visit the National Vigilance Park page on our website to see p hotos of those memorials and to learn more about the C-130 and other aircr aft that were previously on display at National Vigilance Park.\n\nExcerpt from NSA.gov: On the 2nd of September 1958\, Soviet MiG-17 pilots shot do wn a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance-configured C-130 aircraft over Soviet A rmenia\; 17 crewman were aboard. The MiGs attacked the unarmed aircraft af ter it inadvertently penetrated denied airspace. It crashed near the villa ge of Sasnashen\, 34 miles northwest of Yerevan\, the Armenian capital.\n \nLearn more via transcripts\, reports\, and audio files about this event on the NSA website - see link below. X-WR-RELCALID:7577f76c5ed18a69dac16e3f8d3a99c5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 RDATE:20271107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:78da3fb8-04cd-4157-aedd-f459270cdbad DTSTAMP:20260424T125215Z DESCRIPTION:2 September 1958: C-130 (Flight 60528) shot down while on recon mission over Soviet Armenia.\n\nThe C-130 aircraft pictured here was the centerpiece of Vigila nce Park outside of the National Cryptologic Museum. (PLEASE NOTE as o f early 2017\, National Vigilance Park was dismantled due to NSA construct ion. It is unclear if the Park will be rebuilt. We apologize for the incon venience for anyone wishing to visit the Park.)\n\nThe pictured C-130\, co nfigured for reconnaissance\, was refurbished to resemble the C-130A that was downed over Soviet Armenia on September 2\, 1958. The Vigilance Park C -130 was reclaimed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona\, refurbis hed by Raytheon/E-Systems in Greenville\, Texas\, and flown to Fort Meade. The C-130 was dedicated as a memorial to the fallen in a ceremony on Sept ember 2\, 1997\, in the presence of family members of those lost in the Se ptember 1958 incident.\n\nThere is also a memorial memorial at the Air For ce Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio\, established to honor the Air F orce Security Service SIGINT crew that was lost following the destruction of a C-130 aircraft which flew over Armenia on September 2\, 1958. And the re is a memorial placed at Arlington National Cemetery. Please SEE THE LIN K BELOW to visit the National Vigilance Park page on our website to see ph otos of those memorials and to learn more about the C-130 and other aircra ft that were previously on display at National Vigilance Park.\n\nExcerpt from NSA.gov: On the 2nd of September 1958\, Soviet MiG-17 pilots shot dow n a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance-configured C-130 aircraft over Soviet Ar menia\; 17 crewman were aboard. The MiGs attacked the unarmed aircraft aft er it inadvertently penetrated denied airspace. It crashed near the villag e of Sasnashen\, 34 miles northwest of Yerevan\, the Armenian capital.\n\n Learn more via transcripts\, reports\, and audio files about this event on the NSA website - see link below. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T235900 LOCATION: SUMMARY:1958: C-130 Shot Down END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR