Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by the USS Vincennes over the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq War, killing all 290 people onboard.
All That's Interesting | 01.04.2026 06:00
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 took off from Bandar Abbas Airport en route for Dubai. It should have been a short, uneventful flight. But seven minutes into its journey, a United States Navy warship opened fire on the plane — knocking it out of the sky and killing all 290 people onboard.
