That notwithstanding, I do not think Malaysian MH370 was a CIA hit. The lack of bodies, body parts, and wreckage of KAL 007 around Sakhalin and Moneron Islands was an indication to Brun that KAL 007 did not come down in those locales. HISTORIC SPEECHES . The largest bits of wreckage were metal beams Korean Air Lines (KAL) flight 007 originated in New York City and stopped in Anchorage to refuel. Russian deep sea diver Vadim Kondrabaev, one of the civilian divers brought to explore the wreckage of KAL 007 in 1983 gave an interview to the Russian magazine Itogi published on October 1, 2000. In the days and months that followed, they insisted that KAL 007 had been on a spy mission. THE documents that the Russian government handed over to South Korean and United States officials last week regarding the shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 on Sept. 1, … My fellow Americans: I'm coming before you tonight about the Korean airline massacre, the attack by the Soviet Union against 269 innocent men, women, and children … No wreckage of KAL 007 was found. Two hundred and sixty nine people (among them an American congressman) died on the night of 1 Sept 1983, when a South Korean Airlines, passenger aircraft, flight KAL-007 from New York via Anchorage to Seoul, strayed off course into Soviet airspace. A phone call at 04:30 local time ordered him to get into his aircraft (KAL-007 was still over Kamchatka at this time). The Soviet pilots unsuccessfully tried to locate the wreckage of KAL 007: 1829:13 MiG-23 pilot says of their target: "No, I don't see it." Found at Roy Cochrun's. KAL 007 left behind little debris as evidence of its plunge into the cold ocean. On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007, a Boeing 747-230B flying from New York City to Seoul, South Korea via Anchorage, Alaska, flew into prohibited Soviet airspace, crossing over the Kamchatka peninsula. Urgent questions for President Putin and a request to release KGB information about KAL 007. 6.1k members in the ForAllMankindTV community. The submerged wreckage was found weeks later: nothing intact remained, which Soviet divers — and others since — thought quite unusual. Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007, KE 007Notes 1) was a Korean Air Lines civilian airliner that was shot down by Soviet interceptors on 1 September 1983, over the Sea of Japan, near Moneron Island just west of Sakhalin Island. All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed, including Lawrence McDonald, a sitting member of the United States Congress. In the days and months that followed, they insisted that KAL 007 had been on a spy mission. A US Navy-led search for the wreckage, harassed by Soviet personnel, produced nothing. After several weeks, they handed over limited wreckage and some body parts—only a fraction of what might be expected from the crash of such a massive aircraft with so many people and their belongings aboard. DEARTH OF REMAINS FROM KAL-007 1829:50 MiG-23 "Roger, taking a heading of 360." Suggested that the Soviet military divers moved the plane wreckage with trawls. The KAL-007 operation was an important historical event, and although we did not locate the KAL-007 wreckage it was a noble effort by the U.S. Navy, and one that the entire Sterett team took very seriously. You gotta admit those spooks have a sense of humour. I am just glad that I was able to be a part of that team. The lack of bodies, body parts, and wreckage of KAL 007 around Sakhalin and Moneron Islands was an indication to Brun that KAL 007 did not come down in those locales. KAL 007 departs wth 269 passengers from JFK, refuels at Anchorage, heads to Gimpo, Korea. 1829:20 Tokyo radio-KAL 007: (Selcal 007) 1829:21 MiG-23 "Executing heading 360." The cockpit voice recorder tape carries Tokyo, KAL 007 and KAL 015 radio transmissions which were intercepted by stations not aboard the Korean airliner or which, in at least one instance, were outright forgeries. So was the CVR channel carrying cockpit chatter and cabin announcements. On September 1, 1983, KAL 007 was shot down by the Russians. Two Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 fighters were scrambled from the Dolinsk-Sokol airbase at 17.42h UTC and 17.54 respectively. RONALD REAGAN Address to the Nation on KAL 007 September 5, 1983. However, the operation established, with a 95% or above confidence level, that the wreckage, or any significant portion of the aircraft, does not lie within the probability area outside the 12 nautical mile area claimed by the Soviets as their territorial limit. One of the greatest tragedies of the Cold War was the shoot-down of the Korean Airlines flight KAL-007 by the Armed Forces of what was then the Soviet Union on September 1, 1983. Before that, he’d reportedly served as a stunt pilot in South Korea’s air force. ... experts began suggesting more persistently that the Soviets had succeeded in discovering the aircraft wreckage and apparently in removing the electronic equipment. Incident at Sakhallin's basic assertions are All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed. The mystery of the KAL-007 Izvestia Investigation, Andrej ILLESH, 1991. Sep 26, … After several weeks, they handed over limited wreckage and some body parts—only a fraction of what might be expected from the crash of such a massive aircraft … At approximately 4:00 am local time on August 31, 1983, the plane, a Boeing 747, departed. The Soviets found the wreckage under the sea on September 15, and found the flight recorders in October, but this information was kept secret until 1993. The lack of bodies, body parts, and wreckage of KAL 007 around Sakhalin and Moneron Islands was an indication to Brun that KAL 007 did not come down in those locales. KAL 007 pilot Chun Byung In reportedly had logged 11 years operating civilian airliners. Congressman Larry McDonald. KAL 007 left Russian airspace over the Okhostk Sea and the fighters returned to their base. Truly amazing — unless there was no wreckage to be found. All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed. ... I’m not joking, KAL 007 — that was its official number. The sonar was able to pinpoint a minuscule item like a skillet, but found not so much as a single tiny chunk of KAL 007 wreckage. This interview is significant in supporting a number of points made in the book Rescue 007. Upon shooting the plane down, the Soviets arrived immediately to scour the wreckage. A Soviet salvage tug boat searches for pieces of the downed KAL-007. For All Mankind is an American science fiction television series on Apple TV+ that premiered on … Korean officials were notified that while the plane had to ditch, all the passengers were alive and well on Sakhalin Island, including U.S. According to Soviet divers interviewed by Illish, KAL 007 was smashed to pieces when it hit the sea. KAL 007 crashed in the sea near Moneron Island west of Sakhalin in the Sea of Japan. Through careful re-examination of existing photographic, oceanographic and electronic records, experts set out to determine whether the KAL-007 disaster was simply a case of mistaken identity on the part of the Russian anti-aircraft - and whether flaws in the jet's navigational gear caused it to veer into unauthorised airspace. Passing abeam the Nippi beacon (4hrs after take-off), the aircraft was 185mls off course and headed for Sakhalin. What ensued was a heated debate between the Soviets and the Americans as to what really happened to KAL 007. However, the operation established, with a 95% or above confidence level, that the wreckage, or any significant portion of the aircraft, does not lie within the probability area outside the 12 nautical mile area claimed by the Soviets as their territorial limit." The Defense Department announced today that the search had been called off for wreckage of the Korean Air Lines 747 shot down over the Sea of Japan Sept. 1 by a Soviet fighter plane. Missile strike. Presented by Ship Historian: Tom Jacobsmeyer. ShootDown KAL 007 is off course as soon as it leaves Anchorage and is shot down by Soviet jet. Russian deep sea diver Vadim Kondrabaev, one of the civilian divers from Murmansk was brought to explore the wreckage of KAL 007 in 1983 gave an interview to the Russian magazine Itogi published on October 1, 2000. Sep 1, 1983. 1830:00 Tokyo radio-KAL 007: (Selcal 007) 1830 His puzzlement grew after he saw a second aircraft being uncovered for flight. Open Letter to Putin: Appeal to release KGB files for flight KAL 007 wreckage and survivors. No wreckage of KAL 007 was found. It was shot down by a Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 supersonic fighter-interceptor west of Sakhalin island before crashing near Moneron island in the Sea of Japan. Airlines Flight KAL-007 over international waters is the confirmed failure by the U.S. Navy search and salvage ships, and the apparent failure of the Soviet naval search and salvage ships, to recover any identifiable bodies, luggage, “black boxes,” or any significant wreckage from KAL-007. 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