Korean Air Flight 858 was a scheduled international passenger flight between Baghdad, Iraq, and Seoul, South Korea. On 29 November 1987, the Boeing 707 flying the route exploded in mid-air upon the de
HL7406, the aircraft involved, pictured months before the bombing
In January 1988, Kim said at a press conference that the Government of North Korea ordered the attack to frighten teams from attending the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
A South Korean checkpoint at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in August 2005. Tension between North Korea and South Korea has not improved since the signing of the Korean War armistice in 1953.
Korean Air Co., Ltd. is the flag carrier of South Korea and its largest airline based on fleet size, international destinations, and international flights. It is owned by the Hanjin Group. Korean Air
Korean Air Flight 858
…Arab Emirates. While the aircraft was flying over the Andaman Sea to its second stop-over, in Bangkok, Thailand, the bomb detonated and destroyed the Korean Air Boeing 707-3B5C. Everyone aboard the airliner was killed, a total of 104 passengers and 11 crew members, almost all of which were South Korean. The…
Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER
A Korean National Airlines Douglas DC-4 at Oakland in 1953
A Korean Air Boeing 707 at Fukuoka Airport in August 1987 with a previous livery. This aircraft is the only Boeing 707 ordered by Korean Air from Boeing, and was destroyed in 1987 as Korean Air Flight 858.
Korean Air Lines Boeing 747SP at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg in 1985