On 3 July 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 killing 290 people. The crew of the Vincennes, despite its high-tech equipment, mistook the airliner for an F-14 Tomcat fighter.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B2-203. Cause of disaster: Shot down by the USS Vincennes.
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Air Crash Investigation - S09E04 Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493/Skywest Airlines Flight 556
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