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US Navy's Decision to Shoot Down Passenger Jet

July 3, 1988 – an ordinary day, and an ordinary flight. But seven minutes into a 28-minute trip from Tehran to Dubai, disaster struck – and nobody saw it coming. Iranian air traffic controllers handed ...
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Crash May Be Grim Echo of US Downing of Iran Flight in 1988

The Western allegation that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner and killed 176 people offers a grim echo for the Islamic Republic, which found itself the victim of an accidental shootdown by American ...
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Was This U.S. Naval Captain Looking for a Fight?

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. When investigators dig deeper into the mistaken shooting of Iran Air Flight 655, they discover the U.S. Navy captain behind it might have been ...
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Crash may be grim echo of US downing of Iran flight in 1988

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ...