Author Archives: jim_thompson1@mac.com

The full interview in its original Russian can be found here and here. A google translation of this interview can be found here

In the interview Osipovich clearly stated he observed the silhouette of the plane:  “Soon I … Read the rest

KAL007’s last clear communication with Narita ATC prior to the missile being fired was at 16:20 UTC reporting its arrival at NIPPI.  From that position KAL007 estimated its arrival at NOKKA at 18:26.   NOKKA was the next compulsory waypoint … Read the rest

In 1985 the debate in the Diet centred on the flight path data captured by the Air Self-Defence Force at radar sites in Wakkanai and elsewhere on the day of the shooting down, with opposition lawmakers demanding detailed disclosure and … Read the rest

Early evidence suggests much more than a single intruder event over Sakhalin. Whilst the US government struggled to release any information at all, the Hokkaido Shimbun managed to get and publish radar traces from Wakkanai on Sept 1st in their … Read the rest

The flight plan contains many strange annotations. According to the IACO report almost all these annotations were done by Korean airlines staff after the incident.  This is strange as one would think Korean airlines would keep the original as signed … Read the rest

There is ambiguity with passenger count. The official IACO report lists a total of 269 people on board consisting of 240 passengers, 3 cockpit crew, 20 cabin crew and 6 deadheaders (Korean Airlines employees being reassigned). However on the Flight … Read the rest

There is considerable ambiguity with how much fuel was on board KAL-007 when it departed Anchorage. The Flight release sheet shows a total fuel on departure of 253,700lbs. Which is 4500 pounds less than the computerised recommendation. (Captain Chun has … Read the rest

On 14th Sept. 1983 photos of debris said to have come from KAL-007 were published in the Hokkaido Shimbun. The debris was collected near Mombetsu on northern Hokkaido. The debris clearly shows a Pratt and Whitney “Flying Pig” engine logo.… Read the rest

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