US Shoots Down Civilian Airbus

The US has admitted the USS Vincennes was at fault in shooting down the Iran Air airbus and were mistaken in thinking it was a fighter aircraft about to attack them.

USA AIRV Pentagon ) Washington ) ) GULF AIRV SIDE USS Vincennes ) AIRV USS Vincennes ) ) AIRV Body floating in sea ) AIRV Ditto another ) ) INT ) On Board CMS SIDE face of man in control room with ) Vincennes mouthpiece PAN R-L another ditto ) CMS Another ditto ) CBV Another operator sitting looking at ) LIB MATERIAL radar controls and small screen ) HELD IN W'TON MS Men looking at map on table in control ) room ) ) 3.7.88 ) USA CMS ADMIRAL WILLIAM CROWE PKF SOF ) Washington (Aircraft approached at high speed) ) "The aircraft -- high speed" ) ) LMS Crowe speaking at podium as press in BV) ) GULF BV SIDE men seated at screens and controls) On Board and wearing headphones ) Vincennes CMS Finger pressing numbers ) CMS Technical information on screen ) GRAPHIC Airbus sending signals to warship GULF CMS Capt William Rogers speaking to press ) On Board BV Press as Rogers talking ) LIB MATERIAL Vincennes ) HELD IN W'TON MS Two missiles lined up ready to fire ) MS Missile fired from warship ) INT USA CMS ADMIRAL WILLIAM CROWE PKF SOF Washington (Vincennes crew did what they thought was right/ accident a product of the Iran/Iraq war) "I believe that -- MS Crowe speaking at podium, man beside him CMS Crowe -- crew of the Vincennes" CMS MOHAMMED MAHALLATI (Iranian UN Ambassador) INTVW SOF (Wants formal apology for a grave crime) "A formal apology -- grave crime" EXT CMS Investigation Report held in hand PAN L-R to KEN REES I/C SOF + sign off

Date: 19/08/1988

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News & Politics

[GlobalPrison]

No compensation was offered...that says it all.

Is this the way a country who claim to be introducing democracy acts?

Horrible. Very horrible.

[AzeriSniper]

The people looking at the screens thought so much they were being attacked they didn't notice it was ascending. Also, the scanner thingy of the ship was still on the airport when an f-14 actually took off behind the jet. They were identifying the f-14 instead of the airbus. Fools.

[TheMadCrumpet]

The Iranians should be blamed for the Iran- Iraq war which was the result of an Iraqi invasion... While this US was sending money, weapons and intel to Saddam? I wonder why the Iranians are angry?

[jjodise]

fuck USA army

[stentorio]

Shame the una bomber wasn't in the military..... Captain !!

[stentorio]

We need Will Rogers over here in England. So many immigrants. He is the man..

More promotion Mr. Rogers. Top the 300 mark !

[skipsassy1]

Hi speed climbing and only going 300 mph. Stress of battle - the ship caused the battle! My God this accident was that but the crew got metals. We owe the Iranians and Defense Department was the "Evil Empire".

[ciclisti666]

Why did we never frieking apologize to Iran? That's what I have never been able to figure out. GBII made it a repeated point in his campaign that he'd never apologize. WE CAUSED THE FUCKING PROBLEM. WE SHOULD HAVE OWNED IT THEN AND THERE. You wonder why these guys don't like us? I have always been deeply ashamed of the way we handled this incident.

[royalroyal100]

Fuck usa government

[GlobalPrison]

@Hperman09 -- Fair enough, i didn't know. But that's not history, it's just an incident. History is something else you learn at school and college, not news reports- idiot.

[TheMadCrumpet]

The only way to prevent incidents like this is by pulling out of the region. We have no business there morally, constitutionally or monetarily. We should stop supporting terrorist in Iran, stop trying to overthrow governments and stop bombing countries that refuse to be our bitch. Maybe then we could have peace.. We either leave or we continue to burn all our wealth over there until we fall harder than Rome.

[Hperman09]

@GlobalPrison The U.S. already payed compensation to the victims of the Iranan civilian airliner. Read a history book idiot.