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Originally Posted by vending_machine
A very similar thing happened no more then 3 decades ago. Russians shot down Korean Air 007 a Boeing 747 carrying 269 passengers.
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Yes, this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655, which was shot down by Soviet States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes on 3 July 1988. Am I correct? BTW, the article says 274 passengers, not 269. Please check your sources.
The most recent case was in 2001:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-airliner.html
Yeah blame Russians!
P.S. Guys do you really have such a short memory or you are just brainwashed?