▁Kam chat ka ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁Al aska . ▁The ▁P 2 V ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁island ' s ▁north west ▁c ape , ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁G amb ell . ▁Vill agers ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁crew , ▁ 3 ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁wounded ▁by ▁Soviet ▁fire ▁and ▁ 4 ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁crash . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁government , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁US ▁diplom atic ▁protest , ▁was ▁unus ually ▁conc ili atory , ▁stating ▁that : ▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁military ▁was ▁under ▁strict ▁orders ▁to ▁" av oid ▁any ▁action ▁beyond ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁state ▁front iers ." ▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁government ▁" ex pressed ▁regret ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁incident ," ▁and , ▁" t aking ▁into ▁account ... ▁conditions ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁exclude ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁mistake ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁or ▁the ▁other ," ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁compens ate ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁dam ages ▁sust ained — the ▁first ▁such ▁offer ▁ever ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁for ▁any ▁Cold ▁War ▁shoot - down ▁incident . ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁government ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁expression ▁of ▁regret ▁and ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁partial ▁compens ation , ▁although ▁it ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Soviet ▁statement ▁also ▁fell ▁short ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁available ▁information ▁indicated . ▁ ▁N ortheast ▁Cape ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station , ▁at ▁the ▁island ' s ▁other ▁end , ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁facility ▁consisting ▁of ▁an ▁A