# Unintentionally handing over military hardware to the enemy - any precedents?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-handing-over-military-hardware-to-the-enemy-any-precedents/742631 "2016-01-09T21:43:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-handing-over-military-hardware-to-the-enemy-any-precedents/742631/21 "2016-01-12T18:26:00Z")

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In WWII, there were numerous instances by most all sides of combat aircraft getting lost and accidently landing at an enemy airfield.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-handing-over-military-hardware-to-the-enemy-any-precedents/742631/22 "2016-01-13T15:24:53Z")

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> [@Gunslinger](#):
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> Speaking of nukes, the US kinda [accidentally gave the Soviets a few examples of the first bomber that could deliver them](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-4) in the '40s when they were technically allies, the reverse-engineering of which which really helped them out a few years later.

Again, combat situation, so doesn’t fit the OP.

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