Air Crash Investigation - S09E05 Target is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)

Description

On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 a red eye flight was shot down after violating Soviet airspace. The crew did not switch the autopilot from heading to INS mode following take off which caused the aircraft to deviate from its assigned flight path.

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-230B.
Cause of disaster: Pilot error, Civilian airliner shoot down.

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