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PASSENGER JET FORCED DOWN ON THIS DAY

Korean Air Flight 902, Soviets Shoot Down Passenger Plane – Vintage Airliners

Soviet aircraft forced a Korean Air Lines passenger jet to land
in the
Soviet Union after the jet veers into Russian airspace.

Two people were killed and several others injured when the jet
made a rough landing on a frozen lake about 300 miles south
of Murmansk.

The jet was on a flight from Paris to Seoul when the incident
occurred.

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 incident in 1978

KAL 902 is Down: When the Soviets Attacked an Airliner

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 incident in 1978

See related image detail. Korean Air Lines Flight 902 incident in 1978         
 

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