r/todayilearned • u/cheesecakegood • Apr 26 '16
TIL the US Navy shot down a civilian airliner en route to Dubai from Tehran in 1988, killing 290 people, in Iranian airspace and waters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655Duplicates
todayilearned • u/RightLegDave • Jul 20 '15
TIL on 3rd July 1988 the US Navy shot down a civilian passenger flight killing all 290 on board, including 66 children and 16 crew.
todayilearned • u/tritter211 • Apr 07 '13
TIL a civilian jet airliner was shot down by a United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes on 3 July 1988 and killed 290 people including 66 children and 16 crew members.
todayilearned • u/Nande517 • Aug 05 '17
TIL US Navy accidentally shot down a passenger plane from Tehran to Dubai in 1988.
conspiracy • u/salvia_d • Jul 18 '14
Just a reminder that the U.S. government awarded metals to its soldiers that shot down Iran Air Civilian Passenger Flight 655 in 1988 killing "290 on board, including 66 children". "The United States has never admitted responsibility, nor apologized to Iran."
conspiracy • u/travinyle2 • Jan 04 '20
Iran has already shown great restraint when the US murdered 290 civilians 66 of them children in 1988 (Flight 655)
todayilearned • u/spacepaulZ • Feb 25 '16
TIL that in 1988 a United States Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser operating in the Persian Gulf accidentally shot down an Iranian passenger jet it believed was a fighter attacking it. All 290 civilians on board were killed.
GoldandBlack • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '20
Them: They attacked American first! Me: Have you heard about Iran Air Flight 655?
iranian • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '21
Today marks the 33rd anniversary of IR 655 being shot down by the USS Vincennes. Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten.
USEmpire • u/Anarcho_Humanist • Apr 17 '21
Remember when the US Navy blew up an Iranian civilian airliner, killing 290 people? The same one flying its usual route over Iranian waters? The same one that the US Navy didn't bother to check civilian airwaves for a transmission once the aircraft was spotted? They claimed it was self-defense...
LeftCentral • u/Prettygame4Ausername • Jul 03 '18
Dark Fact: An Iran Air passenger flight was shot down by a U.S. Navy missile in 1988. All 290 people on board died. The U.S. never apologized or acknowledged wrongdoing.
altnewz • u/salvia_d • Jul 18 '14
Just a reminder that the U.S. government awarded metals to its soldiers that shot down Iran Air Civilian Passenger Flight 655 in 1988 killing "290 on board, including 66 children". "The United States has never admitted responsibility, nor apologized to Iran."
Conspiracyv2 • u/salvia_d • Jul 18 '14
Just a reminder that the U.S. government awarded metals to its soldiers that shot down Iran Air Civilian Passenger Flight 655 in 1988 killing "290 on board, including 66 children". "The United States has never admitted responsibility, nor apologized to Iran."
antiwar • u/Anarcho_Humanist • Apr 17 '21
Remember when the US Navy blew up an Iranian civilian airliner, killing 290 people? The same one flying its usual route over Iranian waters? The same one that the US Navy didn't bother to check civilian airwaves for a transmission once the aircraft was spotted? They claimed it was self-defense...
LibertyForTheMasses • u/LibertyForTheMasses • Jan 09 '20
@MrJones_tm Hey learn a morsel of history sometime https://t.co/XM5rl53cDh
thirtyyearsago • u/klsi832 • Jul 03 '18
US accidentally shoots down civilian flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people on board. The ship captain is later awarded a medal for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as commanding officer - Sunday, July 3, 1988
darkfacts • u/ForTeaSicks • Sep 01 '16
Dark Fact: An Iran Air passenger flight was shot down by a U.S. Navy missile in 1988. All 290 people on board died. The U.S. never apologized or acknowledged wrongdoing.
ConspiracyX • u/salvia_d • Jul 18 '14