Were there any fatalities in the 1983-09-01 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash accident?

The accident was fatal, resulting in 269 fatalities.

What aircraft was involved and where did it happen?

The accident on 1983-09-01 involved a Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash, at Soviet Union.

Shoot-down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 in 1983

On September 1, 1983, a Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash was involved in an aviation accident near Soviet Union. 269 people were killed. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down near the Soviet Union, resulting in 269 fatalities. The incident is documented in aviation safety datasets.

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On September 1, 1983, a civilian airliner, Korean Air Lines Flight 007, was shot down near the Soviet Union. The event involved an aviation accident that resulted in 269 fatalities.

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This incident is catalogued in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset, which tracks more than three thousand documented aircraft accidents and aviation occurrences spanning the entire history of powered and unpowered flight. Cross-referencing records like this with primary investigative sources helps researchers analyse historical safety trends and identify recurring contributing factors across eras of aviation.

1983-09-01: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash — Soviet Union

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