Originally posted by Toad
OTOH, compare and contrast to KAL 902 and KAL 007... just to name two of many.
KAL 902. April 20-th 1978. At 2119 crossed the USSR border and began to intrude the Soviet territory. The plane was visually (as it was possible in the dark) identified as 707/RC-135 type. After few attempts to contact the crew via radio or visually it was clear that jet crew don't respond and denying commands. And at 2142 capt. Alexander Bosov (Su-15TM, 365-th IAP, home base Afrikanda) shot R-60 into the outer left engine. After that jet began descend and slowed the speed. Few minutes after, Bosov lost visual contact and was ordered to return to the base. At that moment 902 was 23 minutes flying into the Soviet airspace.
Approx. at 2250 capt. Anatoly Kerefov (Su-15TM, 265-th IAP, home base Poduzhemye) established visual contact with jet at altitude 200m. And jet crew began to maneuvre (left and right turns from 270 to 360 degrees). After signalling Kerefov reported that jet crew denying commands (follow me and etc.). At 2305 he was ordered to force jet to make landing outside of the airport. It was done and jet landed onto iced Kolpiyarve lake at approx. 2310.
2 of 110 passengers were killed due to R-60 blast and 13 injured. All injured and all kids from the plane were evacuated with helicopters into Kemy town hospital. After that all others were delivered into the garrison officers block on the trucks.
At April 23-d 95 passengers have been transferred to PanAmerican at Murmansk to bring them to Helsinki.
The crew hasn't been condemned in connection with that has completely recognized the fault.