The Iran Air Shootdown and Project Bojinka

In 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by the USS Vincennes after the crew misidentified the civilian airliner as a fighter jet during a tense naval engagement, with psychological pressure and equipment limitations contributing to the fatal error.In 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was bombed by terrorist Ramzi Yousef as a test for a larger plot to attack multiple aircraft using liquid explosives.Both incidents show that even advanced technology can be compromised by human fear, error, and deliberate malice, resulting in catastrophic loss of life.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/Air_Crash_ChroniclesProduced by Podcai Studio:https://www.podcaistudio.com/