Has a fighter jet ever shot down a passenger plane?

Has a fighter jet ever shot down a passenger plane?

Iran Air Flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by an SM-2MR surface-to-air missile fired from USS Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy.

Can commercial planes be shot down?

Airliner shootdown incidents have occurred since at least the 1930s, either intentionally or by accident. This chronological list shows instances of airliners being brought down by gunfire or missile attacks—including during wartime—rather than by terrorist bombings or sabotage of an airplane.

How many civilian airliners shot down?

ASN has a database of 23,400 accidents and hijackings involving airliners, corporate jets and military transport aircraft going back to 1919. It includes 729 flights that have been shot down from the ground and from the air since 1936. We wanted to find out how many of those were civilian flights.

Can small arms fire take down a plane?

Yes, Virginia, you can definitely shoot down an Apache with small arms fire. It’s been done on other occasions, as well. It’s not because the Apache isn’t well configured and armored for combat, it’s that it is simply impossible to armor any aircraft sufficiently well to stand up to serious hits by enemy fire.

Can you shoot down a plane with a pistol?

He drew his . 45 caliber M1911 pistol and fired four shots at the pilot. Baggett later gained fame as the only person ever to shoot down an aircraft using a pistol, though this is contradicted by Japanese wartime records, which indicate that no Japanese planes were lost during this action.

What stewardess say before take-off?

But there is always an announcement like: “Flight attendants, prepare for take-off please.” “Cabin crew, please take your seats for take-off.” Within a minute after take-off, an announcement may be made reminding passengers to keep their seat belts fastened.