Event anniversary

Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown

Took place on July 3, 1988

Years ago

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The 39th anniversary falls on July 3, 2027, in 251 days.

Iran Air Flight 655 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by two surface-to-air missiles fired by USS Vincennes, a United States Navy warship.

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