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18:22:42 - Osipovich: "It should have been earlier. How can I chase it? I'm already abeam of the target."
18:22:42 - Osipovich: "It should have been earlier. How can I chase it? I'm already abeam of the target."
''"They [KAL 007] quickly lowered their speed. They were flying at 400 kilometers per hour. My speed was more than 400. I was simply unable to fly slower. In my opinion, the intruder's intentions were plain. If I did not want to go into a stall, I would be forced to overshoot them. That's exactly what happened. We had already flown over the island [Sakhalin]. It is narrow at that point, the target was about to get away." -- Gennadie Osipovich, "Izvestiya" newspaper, 1991''
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18:22:42 - Titovnin: "Roger, if possible, take up a position for attack."
18:22:42 - Titovnin: "Roger, if possible, take up a position for attack."
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18:23:37 - Osipovich: "I am dropping back. Now I will try a rocket."
18:23:37 - Osipovich: "I am dropping back. Now I will try a rocket."
''"Then the ground [controller] gave the command: "Destroy the target...!" That was easy to say. But how? With shells?! I had already expended 243 rounds. Ram it? I had always thought of that as poor taste. Ramming is the last resort. Just in case, I had already completed my turn and was coming down on top of him. Then, I had an idea. I dropped below him about 2,000 meters... afterburners. Switched on the missiles and brought the nose up sharply. Success! I have a lock on." -- Gennadie Osipovich, "Izvestiya" newspaper, 1991''.
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18:23:37 - Titovnin: "Roger."
18:23:37 - Titovnin: "Roger."