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Mayday · S09E05

Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)

Still from Mayday S09E05

Summary

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.

Guest stars

  • Denis Akiyama as Captain, Flight 007
  • Cecil Law as First Officer, Flight 007
  • Jordan Andonov as Fighter Pilot Osipovich
  • Allen Keng as Air Traffic Controller
  • Robert B. Kennedy as Caj Frostell
  • Michael Luckett as Russian Soldier