![On this day, 43 years ago, Korean Airlines flight 902, en-route from Paris to Seoul, Korea, was shot down by Soviet Air Force, after it veered off course and entered Soviet airspace. On this day, 43 years ago, Korean Airlines flight 902, en-route from Paris to Seoul, Korea, was shot down by Soviet Air Force, after it veered off course and entered Soviet airspace.](https://preview.redd.it/p1mrj0jg89u61.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8bd1bdc8f9e5534fcf2de1f2775c5fbac6f47726)
On this day, 43 years ago, Korean Airlines flight 902, en-route from Paris to Seoul, Korea, was shot down by Soviet Air Force, after it veered off course and entered Soviet airspace.
Air Power - On this day: 41 years ago, a Soviet IA-PVO Su-15 "Flagon", flown by Captain Alexander Bosov, attacked Korean Air Lines' Flight 902 near Murmansk, Russia (April 20, 1978). Bosov's
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