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The KAL 007 related Soviet/ U.S naval confrontation (view source)
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On September 1, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 had departed from Anchorage, Alaska and
On September 1, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 had departed from Anchorage, Alaska and
strayed deep into Soviet territory over the Kamchatka Peninsula and its sensitive military
strayed deep into Soviet territory over the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and its sensitive military
facilities. It then crossed over the Sea of Okhotsk and was leaving Russian airspace over
facilities. It then crossed over the Sea of Okhotsk and was leaving Russian airspace over
Sakhalin Island – just across the Tatar Strait from Siberia – when it was shot down. Now, the
Sakhalin Island – just across the Tatar Strait from Siberia – when it was shot down. Now, the