Korean Air Flight 007 shootdown (1983)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	aviation accident
gptkbp:aircraftType	gptkb:Boeing_747-230B
gptkbp:airline	gptkb:Korean_Air
gptkbp:casualties	269
gptkbp:cause	shot down by Soviet Su-15 interceptor
gptkbp:date	1983-09-01
gptkbp:destination	Gimpo International Airport, Seoul
gptkbp:eventType	shootdown Cold War incident
gptkbp:flightNumber	gptkb:007
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Korean Air Flight 007 shootdown (1983)
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:KAL007
gptkbp:impact	increased Cold War tensions led to opening of GPS for civilian use
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location	near Moneron Island, Sea of Japan
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive international coverage
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Moneron_Island_memorial gptkb:National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:notable_passengers	U.S. Congressman Larry McDonald
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Korean_Air
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport,_New_York_City
gptkbp:pilot_in_command	gptkb:Captain_Chun_Byung-in
gptkbp:plotSummary	Civilian airliner shot down after straying into Soviet airspace
gptkbp:relatedEvent	Korean Air Flight 902
gptkbp:stopsAt	Anchorage International Airport, Alaska
gptkbp:survived	0
gptkbp:tailNumber	gptkb:HL7442
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sakhalin_Island,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8