Korean Air Flight 007

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf commercial flight
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:Boeing_747-230B
gptkbp:airline gptkb:Korean_Air
gptkbp:casualties 269
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:consequence subject of conspiracy theories
Soviet Union initially denied responsibility
U.S.-Soviet relations worsened
aviation safety reforms
black box recovered in 1993
increased Cold War tensions
public outcry worldwide
remains of victims not recovered
subject of documentaries and books
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Captain_Chun_Byung-in
gptkb:First_Officer_Son_Dong-hui
gptkb:Flight_Engineer_Kim_Eui-dong
23
gptkbp:date 1983-09-01
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Gimpo_International_Airport
gptkbp:event near Moneron Island, Sea of Japan
gptkbp:flightNumber gptkb:KAL007
gptkb:KE007
gptkb:007
gptkbp:flightPathDeviation strayed into Soviet airspace
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean Air Flight 007
gptkbp:impactOnPolicy led to opening of GPS for civilian use
gptkbp:incidence shootdown
gptkbp:internationalResponse condemnation by United States and other countries
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:International_Civil_Aviation_Organization
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:KAL_007_Memorial_in_South_Korea
gptkb:Moneron_Island_memorial
gptkb:Wakkanai,_Japan_memorial
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:R-98_air-to-air_missile
gptkbp:notableCargo no significant cargo
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Larry_McDonald
gptkbp:origin gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkbp:reasonForIncident entered prohibited Soviet airspace
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 246
gptkbp:shotDownBy gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkbp:stopsAt gptkb:Anchorage_International_Airport
gptkbp:survived 0
gptkbp:tailNumber gptkb:HL7442
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Korean_Air
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5