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OGBuzz

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6. and never forget....

Reply to snowybirdie (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 04:38 PM

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On 3 July 1988, a US Navy warship, the USS Vincennes, shot down an Iranian civilian airliner over the Persian Gulf. All 290 on board the aircraft were killed, among them 66 children. The plane was flying a scheduled service from Bandar Abbas in Iran to Dubai but was mistakenly identified as "hostile" by the US ship.

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