TNAG-2855-FCO40-4108-Hong-Kong-compensation-claim-regarding-Korean-Air-Lines-Flig-1993 — Page 165

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Time

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18:44

18:45

Transmission

Speed 800, altitude 8000, no effect

Why did they not affect [the target]?

Say again

Why did they not affect [the target]?

It was detected late, late, Elizovo detected it late, because the speed of the target was 800, altitude 8000, they were unable to affect it. So it passed over from Kamchatka, tracking 230 degrees, speed 800, altitude 9000, and came in our direction south of Cape Terpenia at a range of 100 km, there, passed about 40 km north of Sokol ...

... what result?

Weapons were used. Warning shots were fired first, warning cannon shots were fired, target did not respond, two article 37 missiles were fired at the target. We have no results yet, radar, according to radar data, the target was lost in the area of Moneron Island descending

Say again

Did the pilots report what the target was?

The pilots saw a four-engined [aircraft), a four-engined [aircraft], they were not able to identify it, it was flying with navigation lights [on]

They flashed their lights, the target did not respond

A four-engined [aircraft), big, eh?

Yes, big, big, four[-engined]. Weapons were used, weapons authorized at the highest level. Ivan Moiseevich authorized it. Hello, hello

Say again

I cannot hear you clearly now

He gave the order Hello, hello, hello

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