When Cuban government fighter jets shot down two small planes flown by members of a Cuban exile group from Miami 30 years ago, The Associated Press was there.

Here is the original coverage from the Miami Herald archives of the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes on Feb. 24, 1996.

On February 24, 1996 three American planes were shot down by the Cuban government, killing 4 people. NBC News Jesse Kirsh explains what happened that day and what led to the planes being targeted.

On Feb 24, 1996, three Cessna airplanes took off from Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. They were piloted by the “Brothers to the Rescue”, a group of Cuban-American volunteers. By then, the organisation was known for its missions over the Florida Strait.

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