Keywords: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 - Soviet watercraft.jpeg A Soviet motor whaleboat approaches a Soviet deep submergence rescue vehicle as both vessels shadow salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 KAL 007 The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Japan on August 30 1983 All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed http //www defenseimagery mil/; http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html;jsessionid 71010B4DB15A4F32364C3210DC7F6053 guid dd4cc0504310c2c32fe21127a9022656c14340d4 VIRIN DN-SN-89-04527 1983-09-17 PH2 Paul Soutar U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Korean Air Lines Flight 007 |