7/3 - The downing of Iran Air 655 by the USS Vincennes
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 07/03/2023 - 5:00am
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Iran Air Flight 655
The downing of Flight 655
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 07/03/2021 - 4:19pmOn July 3, 1988 the warship USS Vincennes entered Iranian waters and shot down Iran Air Flight 655, a commercial airliner. The relevant wiki gives a great summary of almost all of the important detail:
July 3, 2017 Open Thread; Iran Air 655 downed by USS Vincennes
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 07/03/2017 - 5:00am
July 3 is the 184th day of the year. There are 181 days left.
Today's number is 3
