1962 18th October
Cuban Missile Crisis
McCone reported continuing intelligence analysis as reconnaissance identified additional missile and bomber-related installations.
Cold War · October 1962 · permanent subject timeline
IL-28 Bomber Removal and the End of the Quarantine
The final dispute over Soviet bombers and Kennedy's decision to lift the quarantine. This page combines historical context with 5 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Cuban Missile Crisis archive.
Historical context
IL-28 Bomber Removal and the End of the Quarantine: overview and significance
What happened?
Even after the ballistic missiles were being removed, the United States pressed for withdrawal of Soviet IL-28 bombers from Cuba. Agreement on the bombers allowed Kennedy to end the naval quarantine on 20 November 1962.
Why was it important?
The bomber dispute demonstrates that the crisis did not simply end on 28 October. Verification and removal of remaining offensive equipment continued for several weeks.
World History Database records
IL-28 Bomber Removal and the End of the Quarantine timeline
The records below are selected from the 195-record Cuban Missile Crisis archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1962
1962 11th November
Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev resisted American demands over Soviet IL-28 bombers while negotiations continued after the ballistic missiles were dismantled.
1962 20th November
Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev accepted removal of the IL-28 bombers, clearing the principal remaining obstacle to ending the American quarantine.
1962 20th November
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy ordered the naval quarantine lifted after agreement on removal of the Soviet IL-28 bombers.
1962 20th November
Cuban Missile Crisis
McNamara oversaw the military transition from quarantine operations after the remaining Soviet IL-28 bombers were scheduled for withdrawal.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Cuban Missile Crisis records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
FRUS: Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath · JFK Library · U.S. National Archives
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