Sad Facts: List of civilian planes shot down From1973 till date
Since 1973, at least five passenger planes have been
shot down:
• Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 -- On February 21,
1973, 108 of 113 people aboard a Libyan Arab
Airlines flight were killed when Israeli fighters shot
down the Boeing 727-200 after it strayed into the
airspace of the Sinai Desert, then under Israeli
control.
• Korean Air Lines Flight 007 -- On September 1,
1983, 239 people aboard a Korean Air Lines flight
bound from New York to Seoul were killed when the
passenger jet was shot down by Soviet fighters
during the Cold War. KAL Flight 007 had veered off
course and into Soviet territory, and a pair of fighter
jets were dispatched to intercept the perceived
intruder. U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald of Georgia was
among the passengers. The downing produced a
giant outcry at the time, though the full facts did not
become known until after the Cold War's end.
• Iran Air Flight 655 -- On July 3, 1988, in the volatile
Persian Gulf, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran
Air Airbus A300 bound for Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. All 290 passengers and crew aboard were
killed. The United States said the Navy ship had
been exchanging fire with Iranian ships and mistook
the passenger jet for an Iranian fighter jet.
• Transair Georgia -- On three consecutive days
beginning on September 21, 1993, three civilian
planes belonging to Transair Georgia were hit by
missiles, killing 136 people altogether. Two planes
were hit by Abkhazian rebel missiles, with 27 people
killed aboard one and 108 on the other. A third plane
came under fire as it was being boarded, leaving one
crew member dead.
• Siberian Airlines Flight 1812 -- On October 4, 2001,
a Siberian Airlines Tupelov 154 headed from Tel
Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russia, was shot down
and plunged into the Black Sea, killing all 78 aboard,
most of them Russian-born Israelis. The Ukrainian
military denied at first but later admitted its military
mistakenly shot down the plane during a training
exercise.
Source: CNN
shot down:
• Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 -- On February 21,
1973, 108 of 113 people aboard a Libyan Arab
Airlines flight were killed when Israeli fighters shot
down the Boeing 727-200 after it strayed into the
airspace of the Sinai Desert, then under Israeli
control.
• Korean Air Lines Flight 007 -- On September 1,
1983, 239 people aboard a Korean Air Lines flight
bound from New York to Seoul were killed when the
passenger jet was shot down by Soviet fighters
during the Cold War. KAL Flight 007 had veered off
course and into Soviet territory, and a pair of fighter
jets were dispatched to intercept the perceived
intruder. U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald of Georgia was
among the passengers. The downing produced a
giant outcry at the time, though the full facts did not
become known until after the Cold War's end.
• Iran Air Flight 655 -- On July 3, 1988, in the volatile
Persian Gulf, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran
Air Airbus A300 bound for Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. All 290 passengers and crew aboard were
killed. The United States said the Navy ship had
been exchanging fire with Iranian ships and mistook
the passenger jet for an Iranian fighter jet.
• Transair Georgia -- On three consecutive days
beginning on September 21, 1993, three civilian
planes belonging to Transair Georgia were hit by
missiles, killing 136 people altogether. Two planes
were hit by Abkhazian rebel missiles, with 27 people
killed aboard one and 108 on the other. A third plane
came under fire as it was being boarded, leaving one
crew member dead.
• Siberian Airlines Flight 1812 -- On October 4, 2001,
a Siberian Airlines Tupelov 154 headed from Tel
Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russia, was shot down
and plunged into the Black Sea, killing all 78 aboard,
most of them Russian-born Israelis. The Ukrainian
military denied at first but later admitted its military
mistakenly shot down the plane during a training
exercise.
Source: CNN
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