Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash
1983 shoot-down of a civilian airliner over the then–Soviet Union
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Summary
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash is an aircraft shootdown[1]. It draws 19,552 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft shootdown category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: South Korea[3], Soviet Union[4], United States[5], Japan[6]
- Instance of: airspace intrusion[7]
- Item operated: Boeing 747-200[8]
- Operator: Korean Air[9]
- Location: Moneron Island[10]
- Commons category: Korean Air Lines Flight 007[11]
- Point in time: September 1, 1983[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Korean Air Lines Flight 007[13]
- Number of deaths: 269[14], 246[15], 23[16]
- Depicted by: Target Is Destroyed[17]
- Number of injured: 0[18]
- Daily patronage: 246[19]
- Start point: John F. Kennedy International Airport[20], New York City[21]
- Destination point: Gimpo International Airport[22], Seoul[23]
- Number of survivors: 0[24]
- Vessel: Boeing 747[25]
- Via: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport[26], Alaska[27]
- Flight number: KE007[28]
Why It Matters
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]