LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

US reaction to Korean airliner attack

Genre

News report; Speech; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:26

Description

Report on US President Ronald Reagan’s reaction to the Soviet shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Includes actuality of Soviet jet interceptor approaching the civilian aircraft. Also speaking are President Reagan; Kathryn McDonald, widow of US Congressman Larry McDonald.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan; Kathryn McDonald

Keywords

USA; Civil aviation; Deaths; USSR; International relations; Homicide; Aeroplanes; Ronald Reagan; Aviation; Civil aircraft; Civilians; East West relations; South Korea; Korean Air Lines; Larry McDonald

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