KAL 007 "cold blooded murder..?? The Russian pilot was scrambled to intercept what they believed was a four engined boeing (RC135) on a spying mission near a key Soviet base during a period of high tension. He saw a four engined Boeing. He couldn't possibly have read any markings. A planned level change was interpreted as evasive action and his warning shots were probably not seen. The result was sickening but the way the worlds military's are behaving now towards civil aviation, one wonders how long before the next tragedy
PS +1 to above post. Vincennes had been nicknamed "robocruiser" by other USN units prior to the tragedy and ignored orders to leave the area some hours previously. Didn't stop the skipper making Admiral though!
Last edited by ShotOne; 30th Jan 2015 at 09:15.
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