Boeing 707-3J6B Heavy CAAC by CCCP0000001
Boeing 707-300 Heavy (VIP) by MAPA
Korean Air Flight 858 was a scheduled international passenger flight between Baghdad, Iraq, and Seoul, South Korea. On 29 November 1987, the aircraft flying that route exploded in mid-air upon the detonation of a bomb planted inside an overhead storage bin in the airplane's passenger cabin by two North Korean agents.
Bombing
Date: 29 November 1987
Cause: Bombing and state terrorism
Site: Andaman Sea
14.55°N 97.38°E
Aircraft:
Aircraft type: Boeing 707-3B5C
Operator: Korean Air
IATA flight No: KE858
ICAO flight No: KAL858
Call sign: KOREAN AIR 858
Registration: HL7406
Flight origin: Saddam International Airport (Now Baghdad International Airport), Baghdad, Iraq
1st stopover: Abu Dhabi International Airport, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2nd stopover: Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
Destination: Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
Occupants: 115
Passengers: 104
Crew: 11
Fatalities: 115
Survivors: 0
Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor Boeing 707-3J6B Heavy CAAC
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- Wingspan 211.4ft (64.4m)
- Length 218.7ft (66.7m)
- Height 62.4ft (19.0m)
- Empty Weight 53,947lbs (24,470kg)
- Loaded Weight 92,030lbs (41,744kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.527
- Wing Loading 19.6lbs/ft2 (95.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 4,703.3ft2 (437.0m2)
- Drag Points 9626
Parts
- Number of Parts 198
- Control Surfaces 11
- Performance Cost 860
