On This Day September 1 1983 – Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Shot Down

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Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day September 1 1983 – Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Shot Down.

On this day September 1 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter after it unintentionally entered Soviet airspace. The civilian Boeing 747 was en route from New York to Seoul, with a stop in Anchorage, when it deviated from its planned course and crossed into restricted territory near Sakhalin Island.

The tragic incident resulted in the deaths of all 269 people on board, including U.S. Congressman Lawrence McDonald of Georgia. The event sparked global...
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