Site of Iran Air Flight 655 Shootdown
Iran /
Hormozgan /
Qeshm /
World
/ Iran
/ Hormozgan
/ Qeshm
, 25 km from center (قشم)
World / Oman / Musandam
aircraft crash site
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On July 3, 1988 Iran Air Flight 655 was controversially shot down by the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Vincennes (CG-49) over this location after it mistakenly identified the flight as an Iranian F-14 Fighter closing in to attack. The loss of the aircraft and its 290 passengers and crew caused an international incident which continued (and continues) to cloud relations between the two nations despite a 1996 settlement negotiation in the International Court of Justice.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
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Coordinates: 26°39'51"N 56°2'47"E
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