It was shot down deliberately by Soviet airplanes, in international airspace. A great patriot, Rep. Larry McDonald, was on board, and both Rep. Phil Crane and Sen. Jesse Helms were initially slated to be on it as well, but circumstances caused them to change flights.
[ It was shot down deliberately by Soviet airplanes, in international airspace. A great patriot, Rep. Larry McDonald, was on board, and both Rep. Phil Crane and Sen. Jesse Helms were initially slated to be on it as well, but circumstances caused them to change flights. ]
There has been a LOT of Speculation surrounding this fact too.
They made a TV movie about it
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098430/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_53
I remember reading that when the United States was actively looking for the black box, the Soviets had ships and boats in the area and were deliberately revving their boats’ motors as to mask the pings from the bb.