The Soviet Union denied any involvement in the disappearance of the DC-3, despite the fact that a raft from the aeroplane was found during the search with shrapnel from MiG-15 ammunition.
Sovjetunionen benægtede al indblanding i DC-3-flyets forsvinding på trods af man i eftersøgningen af flyet fandt en sønderskudt flåde med fragmenter fra MiG-15-ammunition.