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Who was the pilot that shot down KAL 007?
Major Osipovich
Soviet command hierarchy of shoot-down. The Soviet real-time military communication transcripts of the shoot-down suggest the chain of command from the top general to Major Osipovich, the Su-15 interceptor pilot who shot down KAL 007.
Where was KAL 007 shot down?
the Sea of Japan
KAL 007 was hit and plummeted into the Sea of Japan. All 269 people on board were killed. This was not the first time a South Korean flight had run into trouble over Russia. In 1978, the Soviets forced a passenger jet down over Murmansk; two passengers were killed during the emergency landing.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet downing of the South Korean passenger plane?
Washington responded by suspending all Soviet passenger air service to the United States, and the Reagan Administration condemned the shoot-down as a “massacre”, a “crime against humanity [that] must never be forgotten” and as an “act of barbarism.”
Who was responsible for the downing of MH17?
Australia and the Netherlands informed the Russian Federation in 2018 that the two countries held Russia responsible under international law for its role in the bringing down of MH17, despite the Kremlin’s repeated denials.
Why did Russia shoot MH17?
The prosecutors concluded that the plane was shot down by a Buk missile belonging to the Russian 53rd Anti Aircraft Missile Brigade that was driven to the launch location “by orders of and under guidance of the suspects”.
Was anyone held accountable for MH17?
The responsibility for investigation was delegated to the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) and the Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT), who concluded that the airliner was downed by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine….Passengers and crew.
| Nation | Number |
|---|---|
| Total | 298 |