Because the Soviet Union was not officially at war with Japan, it was required, under international law, to intern the crew for the duration of the war, and their B-25 was confiscated. However, within a year, the crew was secretly allowed to leave the Soviet Union, under the guise of an escape—they returned to the United States or to American units elsewhere by way of Allied-occupied Iran and North Africa.
because the soviet union was not officially at war with japan it was required under international law to intern the crew for the duration of the war and their b-25 was confiscated however within a year the crew was secretly allowed to leave the soviet union under the guise of an escape—they returned to the united states or to american units elsewhere by way of allied-occupied iran and north africa