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Events on Thursday 1 September 1983 1
1983Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Shot DownSoviet fighter destroys airliner over SakhalinA Soviet Su-15 interceptor shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 after it strayed into Soviet airspace near Sakhalin Island, killing all 269 people aboard, including a US congressman. The incident sharply escalated Cold War tensions and led to changes in civilian air navigation systems. The Soviet Union initially denied involvement before admitting to the shootdown.