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mahatmakanejeeves

(59,750 posts)
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:11 AM Sep 3

On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after the aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1

• 1983 –Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the commercial aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
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