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An airplane, often hailed as the safest mode of transportation, has an accident rate of only 0.0003%. With society's increased attention and technological advancements, the accident fatality rate has further decreased to 0.0005%.
However, in the late 20th century, during an era of less advanced technology, plane deviations and accidents were common. Especially during the Cold War period after World War II, tensions between countries led to several instances where military forces shot down civilian aircraft. This video reconstructs, from a first-person perspective, the events of the 1970s when the Soviet Union shot down a Korean passenger plane.
On April 20, 1978, Korean Air Flight 902, carrying 97 passengers and 12 crew members, was en route from France to Korea. Due to the Cold War, Russian airspace was entirely closed off, forcing the flight to take a long detour to reach Korea. While flying over northern Canada, the plane deviated from its course due to geomagnetic interference and the use of outdated compass technology, leading it into Soviet airspace. The Soviet military dispatched fighter jets to intercept it. Although the fighter pilot saw the cabin filled with innocent passengers, the Soviet military, fearing the plane was an enemy reconnaissance aircraft, insisted on shooting it down. Despite the captain's skilled emergency landing, the incident resulted in the deaths of two innocent passengers.
War is merciless, and civilians are innocent. Humanity should not engage in mutual destruction over disagreements between national leaders. May there be no more wars in the world.