Airline Disasters - and Near Misses by milton

This Airbus A300 was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by the guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes, killing all 290 passengers and crew on July 3, 1988. The crew of the Vincennes mistook flight 655 en route to Dubai for an enemy F14 and realized their unfortunate mistake only too late when they were called upon to help in the search for survivors.