Korean Air Lines Flight 007 incident

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007_incident
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aviation accident
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:Boeing_747-230B
gptkbp:casualties 269
gptkbp:cause shot down by Soviet Su-15 interceptor
gptkbp:consequence gptkb:diplomat
U.S. military GPS made available for civilian use
gptkbp:crew 23
gptkbp:date 1983-09-01
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Gimpo_International_Airport
gptkbp:enteredSovietAirspace gptkb:Kamchatka_Peninsula
gptkb:Sakhalin_Island
gptkbp:flightNumber gptkb:007
gptkbp:flightPathDeviation strayed into Soviet airspace
gptkbp:flightPlanFiled gptkb:R-20_route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean Air Lines Flight 007 incident
gptkbp:ICAOReport Circulation ICAO 1983
gptkbp:internationalResponse increased Cold War tensions
gptkbp:location near Sakhalin Island, Soviet Union
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international coverage
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Memorial_at_Gimpo_International_Airport
gptkb:Monument_at_Wakkanai,_Japan
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Larry_McDonald
Samora Machel (not on board, confusion with another incident)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Korean_Air_Lines
gptkbp:origin gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Soviet_Air_Forces
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Chun_Byung-in
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Soviet–United_States_relations
gptkbp:resultedIn U.S. allowed civilian access to GPS
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 246
gptkbp:shotDownBy gptkb:Soviet_Su-15_interceptor
gptkbp:stopsAt gptkb:Anchorage_International_Airport
gptkbp:survived 0
gptkbp:tailNumber gptkb:HL7442
gptkbp:timeOfIncident 18:26 UTC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Task_Force_71
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5