Korean Air Lines Flight 902

1978 aircraft shootdown over the Soviet Union

Korean Air Lines Flight 902

Summary

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from Paris to Seoul via Anchorage. On 20 April 1978, the Soviet air defense shot down the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 707, near Murmansk, Soviet Union, after the aircraft violated Soviet airspace.

Modified

4/23/2026, 3:44:58 AM

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