What was the name of the flight?
Q: What was the name of the flight?
A: The name of the flight was Korean Air Lines Flight 007, also known as KAL007 and KE007.
Q: Where was the flight headed?
A: The flight was headed from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage.
Q: Who shot down the airliner?
A: The airliner was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Japan. The pilot of the interceptor was Major Gennadi Osipovich.
Q: How many people were killed in this incident?
A: All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed in this incident, including Lawrence McDonald, representative from Georgia in the United States House of Representatives.
Q: Why did President Ronald Reagan make an announcement about what happened?
A: President Ronald Reagan made an announcement about what happened because he was angry at what had occurred and changed his mind about making peace with the Soviets.
Q: What did President Reagan announce on September 16th 1983?
A: On September 16th 1983, President Reagan announced that Global Positioning System (GPS) would be made available for civilian use.
