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Old 12th Jan 2012, 14:47
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Evening Star

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Originally Posted by mustafagander
I seem to recall that a KAL B707 was forced down in the USSR somewhere and landed, under control, on a frozen lake. The Capt had flown in entirely the wrong direction and the Ruskies got a bit tense and fired off a few rounds to attract his attention. I can't remember what happened to the aircraft but I think all on board got out of it OK.
KAL902 B707 in 1978 (as opposed to KAL007). The two fatalities were due to the missiles fired by the SU-15, with no further fatalities during the subsequent forced landing. Some details here.
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