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Prior to the shootdown of KAL 007 in 1983, there had never been an instance of a Boeing 747 having crashed at sea. This made it difficult to assess what should or should not occur in such an incident. Subsequent to the shootdown, there were a number of incidences. The following is a comparison of Boeing 747 and other large bodied craft crashes at sea with the crash (alleged) of KAL 007.

Prior to the shootdown of KAL 007 in 1983, there had never been an instance of a Boeing 747 having crashed at sea. This made it difficult to assess what should or should not occur in such an incident. Subsequent to the shootdown, there were a number of incidences. The following is a comparison of Boeing 747 and other large bodied craft crashes at sea with the crash (alleged) of KAL 007.

 

===Diffused Debris===

===Diffused Debri===

Midair explosions or plane crashes at sea display a diffused or "egalitarian" pattern on the surface of the sea at the site site of the crash. In these instances, almost immediately after the crash or midair explosion. There is an indiscriminate mixture of flotsam and debris at the crash site. This admixture is made up of:

Midair explosions or plane crashes at sea display a diffused or "egalitarian" pattern on the surface of the sea at the site site of the crash. In these instances, almost immediately after the crash or midair explosion. There is an indiscriminate mixture of flotsam and debris at the crash site. This admixture is made up of: