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In Depth: Iran Air Flight 655, The Civilian Plane Shot Down By An American Warship In
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Based on source story: Iran Air Flight 655, The Civilian Plane Shot Down By An American Warship In 1988 from All That's Interesting
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All That's Interesting uses this report to examine Air 655, The Civilian By An American In 1988. Air 655 was by the USS Vincennes over the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq War, killing all 290 people onboard. The post Air 655, The Civilian By An American
On July 3, 1988, Air 655 took off from Bandar Abbas Airport en route for Dubai. It should have been a short, uneventful
But seven minutes into its journey, a United States Navy opened fire on the — knocking it out of the sky and killing all 290 people onboard. The shooting of Air 655 took place at the tail-end of the Iran-Iraq War, which had begun eight years earlier in 1980.
During the war, the United States quietly supported the Iraqis with money, intelligence, and equipment. And by the summer of 1988, the U.S.
The report closes by linking the event to broader consequences.
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