In 1983, Korean Air Flight 007 was shot down by a Soviet fighter jet after straying into restricted airspace—killing all 269 people on board and igniting a global firestorm. But how did a ...

The most infamous instance occurred in 1983: Korean Air Lines Flight 007, a jumbo jet carrying 269 people, was gunned down by a Sukhoi Su-15 fighter jet after straying into Soviet airspace.

Tragedy on the way home. On Sept. 1, 1983, a civilian B-747 flying with registration HL7442 as Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007, KE 007) was shot down by Soviet fighters over the Sea of Japan ...

The 1983 shoot down of Korean Airlines Flight 007 near Sakhalin Island claimed the lives of 269 people, including that of U.S. congressman Lawrence McDonald, and stood out as one of the lowest ...

relayed the order to shoot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 as it strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 aboard. In 1983, Kornukov was in command of air defenses on Sakhalin Island ...

Remember when Russia took 269 lives, including U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald from Georgia, aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 on Sept. 1, 1983, west of Sakhalin Island in the U.S.S.R.? These poor ...