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JanetFlight 8th Sep 2014 03:21

Could this be the KAL007 part II?
 
Really interesting, Xmas time 1987, end of cold war era, FIN DC10 somewhere near Svalbard archipelago btw Narita & Helsinki. Soviet Missile fired and only missed by few seconds...It seems a very well kept secret for many years and only now revealed.

Lentäjät kertovat: Ohjus oli osua Finnairin koneeseen 1987 ? täystuho 20 sekunnin päässä - Finnair - Sunnuntai - Helsingin Sanomat

http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/hs_...us_vuonna_1987

Cheers :)

Nervous SLF 8th Sep 2014 05:09

Please do you have a link in English please as I can't find one.

DaveReidUK 8th Sep 2014 06:43

Two separate incidents referred to in that linked lentoposti.fi article, in 1987 and 1994:

Finnair plane nearly downed in the 80s | travel | Finland Times

HS Foreign 13.1.2003 - Finnair confirms unexplained missile fly-by in 1994


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