Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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:airspace Iranian airspace
gptkbp:alleged_misidentification mistaken for F-14 Tomcat
gptkbp:casualties 290
gptkbp:category gptkb:murder
aviation accident
1988 in the United States
1988 in Iran
civilian aircraft shot down
gptkbp:cause gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:compensation_amount US$61.8 million
gptkbp:compensation_paid_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkbp:country_responsible gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew_members_killed 16
gptkbp:date 1988-07-03
gptkbp:destination Dubai International Airport
gptkbp:flight_phase climb
gptkbp:flight_plan filed and followed
gptkbp:flightNumber 655
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown
gptkbp:impact_on_US-Iran_relations increased tensions
gptkbp:internationalResponse widespread condemnation
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice_case_Aerial_Incident_of_3_July_1988_(Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_v._United_States_of_America)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Bandar_Abbas_Memorial
gptkb:Tehran_Memorial
Memorial in Dubai
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:SM-2MR
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:William_C._Rogers_III
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Mohammad_Reza_Hashemi
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Iran_Air
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Bandar_Abbas_International_Airport
gptkbp:passengers_killed 274
gptkbp:shot_down_by gptkb:USS_Vincennes
gptkbp:survived 0
gptkbp:transponder_status operational
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tanker_War
gptkb:USS_Vincennes_incident
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6