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116: Flight 655
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Episode 116: On July 3, 1988, the USS Vincennes, an American cruiser, sailed into Iranian waters and launched a surface to air missile at Iran Air Flight 655, which it supposedly mistook for a fighter jet. Out of the 290 on board non survived. What were the events that led up to July 3rd, and how did the American government respond?
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Sources and Further Reading
George HW Bush and Ali Akbar Velayati address the United Nations: Link
The 8th Minute: The 'Forgotten' US Shootdown of Iranian Airliner Flight 655: Link
July 4, 1988 CBS News - Downing of Iran Air Flight 655 & Reagan & Ayatollah's Responses: Link
REAGAN APOLOGIZED TO IRAN FOR DOWNING OF JETLINER: Link
Iran Air Flight 655 and Beyond: Free Passage, Mistaken Self-Defense, and State Responsibility (Paywall): Link
The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655: Highlighting the Need for International Adjudication of Damages (Paywall): Link
Storm Center: The U.S.S. Vincennes and Iran Air Flight 655: Link
Iran remembers 290 passengers of Iran Air flight 655: Link
102 episodes
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Episode 116: On July 3, 1988, the USS Vincennes, an American cruiser, sailed into Iranian waters and launched a surface to air missile at Iran Air Flight 655, which it supposedly mistook for a fighter jet. Out of the 290 on board non survived. What were the events that led up to July 3rd, and how did the American government respond?
Twitter: Link
Patreon: Link
Shirts and more: Link
Sources and Further Reading
George HW Bush and Ali Akbar Velayati address the United Nations: Link
The 8th Minute: The 'Forgotten' US Shootdown of Iranian Airliner Flight 655: Link
July 4, 1988 CBS News - Downing of Iran Air Flight 655 & Reagan & Ayatollah's Responses: Link
REAGAN APOLOGIZED TO IRAN FOR DOWNING OF JETLINER: Link
Iran Air Flight 655 and Beyond: Free Passage, Mistaken Self-Defense, and State Responsibility (Paywall): Link
The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655: Highlighting the Need for International Adjudication of Damages (Paywall): Link
Storm Center: The U.S.S. Vincennes and Iran Air Flight 655: Link
Iran remembers 290 passengers of Iran Air flight 655: Link
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