Conclusion of Vincennes accident report

Title

Conclusion of Vincennes accident report

Genre

Speech

TX Date

19 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:54

Description

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William Crowe gives a statement about the report that followed the US Navy cruiser USS Vincennes’ shooting down civilian Iranian Air Flight 655. He admits mistakes were made but says Captain William Rogers and his crew were not culpable.

Contributors

William Crowe

Keywords

USA; Air accidents; Iran; Reports; Armed forces; International relations; Ships; Wars (events); Civilians; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); USS Vincennes; Iran Air; William Rogers

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