Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
Top Quotes
“The target is destroyed.”
“Stand by. Stand by. Stand by. Stand by. Set.”
“Roger, Korean Air 007...ah, we are experiencing...”
“I don't know anything - just that my mother is dead.”
“Help me get my daughter back - I want my daughter back! Please, please help me!”
“Within hours, story began circulating in Washington that the Soviets have been involved.”
“There were no circumstances that can justify the unprecedented attack on an unarmed commercial aircraft.”
“Wikipedia: Korean Air Lines Flight 007”
“Those who ran the American government did not want to learn that the Soviets had been honestly confused and panic-stricken about the enemy intruder.”
“I would have landed him on our airfield, and I wanted it very much. Do you think I wanted to kill him? I would rather have shared a bottle with him.”
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“The sophisticated provocation masterminded by the US special services with the use of a South Korean plane is an example of extreme adventurism in politics.”
“Until we know what final explanation [the Soviets] give and we have made a judgment on that explanation, it is premature to say what we are going to do about it.”
“We have been struggling for years to know what happened to our loved ones. Now we face the agonizing recognition that their death was neither painless nor instant.”
“I am far from thinking that the blame for this tragedy lies entirely on us. The passengers on board KAL 007 had become the hostages of two great powers colliding with each other. They were condemned to die.”
“What civilian? [It] has flown over Kamchatka! It [came] from the ocean without identification. I am giving the order to attack if it crosses the State border.”
“The recollections bring back some unpleasant feelings. Those events left scars and added some gray hairs to my head. I will always be convinced that I gave the right order. Sometimes, in strategic operations, we had to sacrifice battalions to save the army.”
“I was just next to him, on the same altitude, 150 meters to 200 meters away. I saw two rows of windows and knew that this was a Boeing. I knew this was a civilian plane. But for me this meant nothing. It is easy to turn a civilian type of plane into one for military use.”
“The plane was over Soviet territory for about two hours, so it can hardly be assumed that this was an unplanned action. We should make it clear in our statements that this was a gross violation of international conventions. It is no use keeping quiet now, we must go on the offensive.”
“We have found new material on KAL 007. I know that sixty percent of the passengers were American. I am prepared to give you all the materials we have found. Perhaps one possibility is if some family members could come over and meet with me and discuss this. They could bring the materials back to you, including the black box.”