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Sites pertaining to the August 31, 1983 flight of KAL 007, a commercial 747, from New York-JFK to Seoul-Kimpo via Anchorage. On September 1, 1983, the Soviet Union claimed that the plane had violated its airspace over Kamchatka and had it shot down, taking the lives of 269 passengers and crew. The incident generated international outcry as well as numerous conspiracy theories.
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BBC News: Korean Airliner 'Shot Down'
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'On This Day' feature coverage including video clips of its coverage and of UK Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe's statement on the incident.
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FBI/Freedom of Information Act: Korean Airline Flight 007
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Large PDF document containing FBI references to the crash including an investigation into the allegation of misconduct by air traffic controllers.
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International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors (Rescue 007)
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An extensive site advancing the theory that the plane was forced to land and the passengers were taken prisoner by the Soviet Union. Provides recent news about the incident, documents, chronology, annotated passenger list, technical facts about the plane, and articles about past ditchings.
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Jim Oberg: KAL-007 20th Anniversary
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Compilation of the author's writings criticizing several left-wing and right-wing conspiracy theories, Soviet statements, and related topics. Also includes images of the aircraft, debris, and flight track.
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Korean Air Disaster 1983
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Theorizes that KAL 007 crash landed at Shemya Island, either accidentally or as part of a CIA or US military plot.
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The Mystery of the KAL-007
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Pro-Soviet narrative of the incident at the Virtual Aircraft Museum. Includes excerpts from Izvestia's investigation and other international press coverage, profiles of the Soviet pilots, the role of intelligence agencies, and discussion of the geopolitical impacts.
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The New American: Flight KAL 007
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Right-wing magazine's articles denouncing the Soviet downing and subsequent investigation.
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Washington Post: The Truth About the Korean Airlines Flight-007
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Former USIA television director Alvin A. Snyder retracts his opinion that the Soviets had downed the airliner in cold blood, and discusses the Cold War propaganda role of the incident.
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Aviation Safety Network: KAL 007
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Provides a general overview as well as CVR transcript, different theories, ICAO factfinding commission reports, and bibliography.
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Korean Air Flight 7
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Chronology of events and theories.
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