- Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
On October 4, 2001, a Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 Tu-154 flying from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russia, exploded and plunged into the Black Sea, killing 78 people, most of them Israeli citizens. It was later determined the plane was hit by a Ukrainian missile during military training exercises.
- Iran Air Flight 655
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300 B2-203, from Tehran, Iran, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was shot down by the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes, killing all 290 on board, including 66 children.
- Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
On February 21, 1973, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, a Boeing 727-224, a regularly scheduled flight from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi, was shot down by Israeli fighter jets. Only four people among the total 112 passengers and crew members survived the incident. |
| - Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
On October 4, 2001, a Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 Tu-154 flying from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Novosibirsk, Russia, exploded and plunged into the Black Sea, killing 78 people, most of them Israeli citizens. It was later determined the plane was hit by a Ukrainian missile during military training exercises.
- Iran Air Flight 655
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300 B2-203, from Tehran, Iran, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was shot down by the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes, killing all 290 on board, including 66 children. The attack took place in Iranian airspace, on the flight's usual path, shortly before the Iran-Iraq War ended in August 1988. According to the U.S. Government, Vincennes incorrectly identified the passenger plane as an attacking fighter and shot it down.
- Korean Airlines Flight 007
On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007, a Boeing 747-230B, was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor west of Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed. An investigation conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization in 1993 showed the pilots' inappropriate interaction with the autopilot controls probably caused the plane to go off its course.
- Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870
On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 suffered an explosion and crashed into the sea near the Italian island of Ustica. All 81 passengers and crew on board were killed. Italian prosecutors and the Parliament Commissions came to the conclusion that the DC-9 was mistakenly identified by French, U.S. and Italian fighters as an executive jet believed to be carrying then Libyan leader M. Qaddafi and shot down.
- Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
On February 21, 1973, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, a Boeing 727-224, a regularly scheduled flight from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi, was shot down by Israeli fighter jets. Only four people among the total 112 passengers and crew members survived the incident.
(Source: Chinanews.com) |
