Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007) Mayday : Season 9 Episode 5
TV-14 National Geographic 45m
Aired: October 6th, 2010 @ 8:00 PM EST on National Geographic
On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace. The crew did not switch the autopilot from heading to INS mode following take off which caused the aircraft to deviate from its assigned flight path.
