Today in Israeli History: El Al Flight Is Shot Down
July 27, 1955, Bulgarian fighter jets shoot down El Al Flight 402 en route from London’s Heathrow Airport to Israel
Newsrael News Desk 27.07.2025
The weekly flight is scheduled for two stops before reaching Lod Airport: Vienna, Austria, and Istanbul, Turkey.
Between Vienna and Istanbul, the Lockheed Constellation aircraft veers off course into Bulgarian airspace.
One theory is that a thunderstorm affects the navigation equipment or leads the pilot to change course to minimize turbulence.
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