S3E6

Mistaken Identity

Mayday

calendar_todayOct 19, 2005 schedule45 min star7.7

On 3 July 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War, the USS Vincennes launches missiles which bring down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 people on board. The crew of the Vincennes claimed that, despite its high-tech equipment, it mistook the airliner for an Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter. Iran believes that the US deliberately shot down its civilian airliner.

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Discovery
Sky History
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic

star Guest Stars

Craig Eldridge

Craig Eldridge

Captain William Rogers

Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Scott Lustig

Kedar Brown

Kedar Brown

Victor Guillory

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Christopher Lindsay

John Leach

Brendan Murray

Brendan Murray

IAD Operator

Brendan Gall

Brendan Gall

MAD Operator

Andrew Craig

Andrew Craig

Aid Jameson

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Andrew Muir

Lieutenant William Montford

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Simon Girard

Petty Officer Timothy Ryerson

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Jason Jazrawy

Ocean Lord Pilot

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Joe Matheson

Admiral William Fogarty

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Kordo Dosky

Captain Mohsen Rezaian