Title

USA shoots down Iranian plane

Genre

Speech

TX Date

4 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:42

Description

US President Ronald Reagan speaking on his return to Washington defends actions taken by the US guided missile cruiser Vincennes in shooting down a civil Iranian aeroplane and says there is no comparison to the Soviets shooting down a Korean plane 3 years ago. Audio unclear. Originally from ITN.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan; ITN

Keywords

USA; Iran; Aeroplanes; Civil aircraft; Korea; USS Vincennes

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