Quote by Korean Air Lines Flight 007

"Question I asked myself when I heard of his death is “Why Loc, of all people?” It seemed so unfair. Why not some multiple murderer on death row or some drunken bum? Worst of all, why did he die the way he did? I could understand and handle the death of a friend from diseases, but for him to be shot down on an airliner hurts me to the bottom of my soul."

— Korean Air Lines Flight 007

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Cold War Death 1980s in the Soviet Union South Korea Aviation accidents and incidents

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John Holland, close friend of KAL 007 passenger Loc Dang, Elon student remembers lost friend (September 29, 1983)

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Korean Air Lines Flight 007

Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007) was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage, Alaska. On September 1, 1983, the South Korean airliner servicing the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor. The airliner was en route from Anchorage to Seoul, but due to a navigational mistake made by the KAL crew the airliner deviated from its original planned route and flew through Soviet prohibited airspace around the time of a U.S. aerial reconnaissance missi

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