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Korean Air Flight 007, also known as KAL 007 or KE007, was a Korean Air civilian airliner shot down by Soviet jet interceptors on September 1, 1983 just west of Sakhalin island. KAL 007 carried 269 passengers and crew, including U.S. congressman Lawrence McDonald. There were no survivors.
The Soviet Union stated it did not know the aircraft was civilian, and suggested it had entered Soviet airspace as a deliberate provocation to test their response capabilities. The shoot-down attracted a storm of protest from across the world, particularly from the United States.
Overview
Korean Air Lines flight KAL 007 was a commercial Boeing 747-200 (registration: ) flying from New York City to Seoul, South Korea. It took off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on August 31 carrying 240 passengers and 29 crew. After refueling at Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska the aircraft departed for Seoul at 13:00 GMT (3:00 am local time) on September 1. KAL 007 flew westward and then arced south on a course for Seoul-Kimpo International Airport that took the craft much farther west than usual (allegedly on a 245 degrees magnetic heading), cutting across the Soviet Kamchatka Peninsula and then over the Sea of Okhotsk towards Sakhalin, violating Soviet airspace over a significant distance. More on [ Korean Air Flight 007 ]
1980s :: Twentieth Century
Cold War :: Twentieth Century
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BBC News: Korean Airliner 'Shot Down' - 'On This Day' feature coverage including video clips of its coverage and of UK Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe's statement on the incident.
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FBI/Freedom of Information Act: Korean Airline Flight 007 - Large PDF document containing FBI references to the crash including an investigation into the allegation of misconduct by air traffic controllers.
International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors (Rescue 007) - An extensive site advancing the theory that the plane was forced to land and the passengers were taken prisoner by the Soviet Union. Provides recent news about the incident, documents, chronology, annotated passenger list, technical facts about the plane, and articles about past ditchings.
Jim Oberg: KAL-007 20th Anniversary - Compilation of the author's writings criticizing several left-wing and right-wing conspiracy theories, Soviet statements, and related topics. Also includes images of the aircraft, debris, and flight track.
The Mystery of the KAL-007 - Pro-Soviet narrative of the incident at the Virtual Aircraft Museum. Includes excerpts from Izvestia's investigation and other international press coverage, profiles of the Soviet pilots, the role of intelligence agencies, and discussion of the geopolitical impacts.
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The New American: Flight KAL 007 - Right-wing magazine's articles denouncing the Soviet downing and subsequent investigation.
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Washington Post: The Truth About the Korean Airlines Flight-007 - Former USIA television director Alvin A. Snyder retracts his opinion that the Soviets had downed the airliner in cold blood, and discusses the Cold War propaganda role of the incident.
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