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Monday, August 19, 2002
 
The Plane that Was Almost Shot Down

This story is from USA Today last week. I think I probably saw the link on Drudge, but I am really surprised that I haven't seen this covered by any of the other news outlets. It is the story of a Korean airliner bound for New York via Alaska that screwed up its transmissions on September 11, 2001, and almost got itself shot out of the air. The US refused to let the plane land, and Canada had to evacuate areas around where the plane was directed. It all turned out to be a misunderstanding on the pilots' part. Given how tense things were that morning, it's amazing the restraint that prevailed.