1988 Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1988_Iran_Air_Flight_655_shootdown
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aviation accident
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:Airbus_A300B2-203
gptkbp:airline gptkb:Iran_Air
gptkbp:casualties 290
gptkbp:cause shot down by missile
gptkbp:compensation $61.8 million
gptkbp:compensationPaidBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:compensationYear 1996
gptkbp:consequence international condemnation
US-Iran relations deterioration
gptkbp:crew 16
gptkbp:date 1988-07-03
gptkbp:destination Dubai International Airport
gptkbp:flightNumber 655
IR655
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1988 Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown
gptkbp:ICAO_code IR655
gptkbp:location gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Bandar_Abbas_Memorial
gptkb:Tehran_Memorial
gptkbp:missionType SM-2MR surface-to-air missile
gptkbp:notableFor civilian airliner shot down by military
one of the deadliest air disasters caused by military action
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Iran_Air
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Bandar_Abbas_International_Airport
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
Persian Gulf operations
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 274
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:USS_Vincennes_(CG-49)
gptkbp:survived 0
gptkbp:tailNumber gptkb:EP-IBU
gptkbp:victimsNationality gptkb:Iranian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iran–United_States_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6