Korean Air Lines Flight 902 (KAL902, KE902) was the flight number of a civilian airliner which was involved in a shooting incident April 20, 1978, near Murmansk, Russia, after it violated Soviet airspace and allegedly failed to respond to Soviet interceptors. Tapes released by Rovaniemi Area Control Centre show that the pilots of KAL902 had identified themselves. Two passengers were killed when Soviet aircraft opened fire on the aircraft. 107 pas...
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Korean Air Lines Flight 902 (KAL902, KE902) was the flight number of a civilian airliner which was involved in a shooting incident April 20, 1978, near Murmansk, Russia, after it violated Soviet airspace and allegedly failed to respond to Soviet interceptors. Tapes released by Rovaniemi Area Control Centre show that the pilots of KAL902 had identified themselves. Two passengers were killed when Soviet aircraft opened fire on the aircraft. 107 passengers and crew survived after the plane made an emergency landing on a frozen lake.
The Boeing 707 aircraft (registration HL7429), piloted by Kim Chang Ky, left Paris, France on a course to Anchorage, Alaska, United States where it would refuel and proceed to Seoul, South Korea. The plane flew north past the Canadian Forces Station Alert, located 400 miles (640 km) from the North Pole. It then changed its course, flying south; not toward Anchorage located at 61°10′N 149°59′W / 61.167°N 149.983°W / 61.167; -149.983 (Anchorage, Alaska),...
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