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Airspace violation incident
Date
July 1, 1968
Summary
Forced landing
Site
Kuril Islands, Soviet Union
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Douglas DC-8 Super 63CF
Operator
Seaboard World Airlines (chartered as a troop transport)
Registration
N8631
Flight origin
Seattle, Washington
Destination
Yokota Air Base, Japan
Passengers
214
Crew
24
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
238
Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A was a military charter flight carrying 214 American troops bound for South Vietnam. On July 1, 1968, the plane was intercepted by Soviet jets after it unintentionally violated Soviet airspace. It was forced to land on one of the Soviet-controlled Kuril Islands with all 238 Americans aboard being detained for two days.[1]
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