Air Crash Investigation Target is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007) part 1

During the Cold War, a Korean Air Lines red eye flight en-route to Seoul from New York via Anchorage strays over restricted Soviet airspace and is subsequently shot down, sparking an international controversy. An investigation reveals that the flight crew's failure to switch the autopilot from heading to INS mode following takeoff caused the flight to deviate from its assigned flight path and violate Soviet airspace.

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[mpoho2000]

@Starscream2040 Hahah, you're talking about paintball and chess? Are you serious? You're a total fool. I'm not talking about any specific Russian numb nuts. I'm talking about the Russian government, which is notoriously sloppy in its operations. Everything from nuclear disasters coverups, Chechen rebels, Cold war, state sponsored terrorism against journalists and pro-democratic movements, etc. The list goes on. Completely corrupt and sloppy my friend.

[dave46563]

@Cerberus957 I know why they did it. I also know that 007 was off course. Human error contributed....but how can someone possibly believe a huge jumbo with KOREAN AIRLINES on the fuselage be a spy plane. A major boo-boo was made.

[undergroundbasement]

I've seen this before, always thought the Russians shot it down because of the number on it, maybe they believed Britain's top special agent was trying to spy on them.

[rytedas]

@surv91ilmari It was already made - Season 3 Episode 1 "Mistaken Identity"

[Ninox37]

@mpoho2000

The U.S. Government was and still is, just as shitty.

[sjl0523]

@RZ3296 I really want to try what you're smoking.

[soco13466]

@P1mpMyBr1de And so that excuses the Soviets to shoot down an obvious airliner.

[DandyDoodleBoy]

People lost their way and got shot:-)...of course,not the fault of every Russians,somehow,I remember this and read it on Times mags,really sad.I was looking for this video,thanks for uploading.

[yokohama50]

obviously double agent james bond was flying the plane :) but in reality what did you expect that russian president flyes beside you with an helicopter and say Greetings my friend ...i have to say that you are flying in a restricted russian flyzone can you please leave some point in time so it can be restricted ...wtf

[P1mpMyBr1de]

I blame the pilots. They really should have known better that to fly over restricted Soviet Union airspace in those days.

[RZ3296]

@RZ3296 Shoved my 8====D into its tail-cone! And we made little hybrid half plane half human thingys. THEY FLY!