Soviet pilots defend airliner shooting

Title

Soviet pilots defend airliner shooting

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:01:44

Description

Report on the actions of the Soviet jet interceptor pilots who shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007. They explain (on Soviet television?) that they followed all the regulation procedures, and were only doing their job. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; Civil aviation; Deaths; USSR; Military aircraft; International relations; Homicide; Defence; Pilots; Military aviation; Aeroplanes; Aviation; Civil aircraft; Civilians; Air defence; South Korea; Korean Air Lines

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