United states Navy Captain William C. Rogers, III, commanding the USS Vincennes, orders an SM-2MR surface-to-air missile fired at Iran Air flight 655, killing all 290 Shi’ite (partisans of Ali) Moslems who were on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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References:
Iran Air Flight 655 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
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