What was Iran Air Flight 655?
Q: What was Iran Air Flight 655?
A: Iran Air Flight 655 was an Iranian passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai.
Q: How many people were on-board the aircraft?
A: The aircraft had 274 passengers and 16 crew members on-board.
Q: When did the incident occur?
A: The incident occurred on July 3, 1988.
Q: Who shot down the aircraft?
A: The USS Vincennes shot down the aircraft.
Q: Why did the Vincennes shoot down the aircraft?
A: The Vincennes mistook the civilian aircraft for an Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter on an attack run.
Q: How did the Vincennes attempt to warn the aircraft?
A: The Vincennes attempted to warn the aircraft several times but received no reply.
Q: What happened to the occupants of the aircraft?
A: All 290 occupants on-board were killed when the Vincennes fired two missiles which both struck the fuselage of the plane.
