Quote by Korean Air Lines Flight 007

"The sophisticated provocation masterminded by the US special services with the use of a South Korean plane is an example of extreme adventurism in politics."

— 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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Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in a 1983 statement, "Target destroyed: The hidden secret of KAL 007" (September 24, 2013)

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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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