USS Vincennes incident

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aircraftAltitudeAtImpact 13,500 feet
gptkbp:aircraftCourse ascending, away from USS Vincennes
gptkbp:aircraftCrew 16
gptkbp:aircraftFlightNumber 655
gptkbp:aircraftOperatorCountry gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:aircraftPassengers 274
gptkbp:aircraftShotDownBy gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:aircraftSpeedAtImpact 300 knots
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:Airbus_A300
gptkbp:airline gptkb:Iran_Air
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Iran_Air_Flight_655_shootdown
gptkbp:casualties 290
gptkbp:category gptkb:marine
aviation accident
1988 in the United States
war crime allegation
1988 in Iran
US military controversy
gptkbp:cause mistaken identity
gptkbp:commanderOfVessel Captain Will C. Rogers III
gptkbp:compensationPaidByUS $61.8 million
gptkbp:context gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkbp:countryOfVictims gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:date 1988-07-03
gptkbp:destination Dubai International Airport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Vincennes incident
gptkbp:impactOnRelations deterioration of US-Iran relations
gptkbp:internationalResponse widespread condemnation
gptkbp:investigatedBy U.S. Department of Defense investigation
gptkbp:involvedVessel gptkb:USS_Vincennes_(CG-49)
gptkbp:legalIssue International Court of Justice case (Aerial Incident of 3 July 1988)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Bandar_Abbas_Memorial
Tehran Martyrs' Cemetery
gptkbp:missileTypeUsed gptkb:SM-2MR
gptkbp:notableVictim Mehran Karimi Nasseri's mother
gptkbp:numberOfChildrenKilled 66
gptkbp:operatorOfVessel gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:originAirport gptkb:Bandar_Abbas_International_Airport
gptkbp:result civilian airliner shot down
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:Iran_Air_Flight_655
gptkbp:USGovernmentResponse expressed regret, not apology
gptkbp:USNavyClaim aircraft misidentified as F-14 Tomcat
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:EP-IBU
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iran_Air_Flight_655
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5