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The national air carrier of the State is Korean Airlines. The most famous incident involving the airlines is the shooting down by the Soviets of [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] just west of the Soviet Sakhalin Island in 1983. Among the 269 people on board this flight was a sitting conservative congressman (Democratic) from the state of [[Georgia]], [[Larry McDonald]], a younger cousin of General [[George Patton]]. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] was scheduled to also be aboard KAL 007 but was spared by boarding the sister flight for the trip from the U.S.to Korea, KAL 015. Both McDonald and Helms, with other congressmen, were on their way to Korea to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Mutual Defence Treaty.  
 
The national air carrier of the State is Korean Airlines. The most famous incident involving the airlines is the shooting down by the Soviets of [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] just west of the Soviet Sakhalin Island in 1983. Among the 269 people on board this flight was a sitting conservative congressman (Democratic) from the state of [[Georgia]], [[Larry McDonald]], a younger cousin of General [[George Patton]]. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] was scheduled to also be aboard KAL 007 but was spared by boarding the sister flight for the trip from the U.S.to Korea, KAL 015. Both McDonald and Helms, with other congressmen, were on their way to Korea to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Mutual Defence Treaty.  
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==See also==
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*[[Jesse Helms: A Tribute]]
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.rescue007.org/ International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors]
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