The 8th Minute: The 'Forgotten' US Shootdown of Iranian Airliner Flight 655

On July 3, 1988, at exactly 10:16 am, Flight 655 leaves Bandar Abbas Airport for Dubai. Only 8 minutes into the flight and above the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf, the Airbus passenger aircraft A300 is shot by United States Navy cruiser USS Vincennes. All 274 passengers, along with 16 crew members are killed. A total of 290 innocent lives are lost in a matter of seconds. But why was the Iranian passenger aircraft targeted? Vincennes crew claimed that they mistook this big aircraft for the much smaller F-14 jet. Yet Airbus A300 bears no resemblance to F-14 warplanes. The passenger airplane is much larger than the warplane and is not as fast. This documentary investigates the tragic incident through interviews with eyewitnesses and experts.https://theduran.com/the-forgotten-us-shoot-down-of-iranian-airliner-flight-655