mrtravel wrote:
Korean Air 007 was shot down by the Russians.

Pedandic mode: it was shot down by the Soviets during the reign of the
true last Soviet head of state (forgot his name), not long before he
died and Gorbachev took over and initiated "Glasnost" which transformed
the soviet union into what it is today.


The claim was that it was
mistaken for a US military plane. It was off course, and in restricted
air space.

Nop, the claim was that the Korean jets were equipped with spying
equipment (cameras), and as I recall, years later, some UN/ICAO report
agreed with the soviet's claim. (still not a valid reason to shoot it down).