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The Tragic Flight of Korean Airlines Flight 007
As summer turned to fall in 1983, the world was characterized by the backdrop of pop culture icons, like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" topping the charts, alongside the ominous rumblings of the Cold War. Little did the almost 300 passengers aboard Korean Airlines Flight 007 know, their journey from New York to Seoul would soon take a catastrophic turn, one that would plunge the world into political turmoil and shed light on serious navigational failures.