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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Finnair |
| Registration: | N345HC |
| MSN: | 48265/345 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 219 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Edgeøya Island -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Narita International Airport, - (NRT/RJAA) |
| Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, - (HEL/EHFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While the aircraft was operating for flight AY915 from Tokyo to Helsinki, someone from the Soviet Union tried to shoot a missile towards the aircraft however, it was a near miss. It was thought to be a weather rocket to the aircraft pilots at first but then they later realised that it was a targeted missile because when the aircraft reached 35,000ft, the rocket nearly hit the aircraft and exploded.
Sources:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/hs_finnair_pilots_report_dramatic_missile_near-miss_almost_30_years_on/7457577
https://puheenvuoro.uusisuomi.fi/hannutanskanen22600/175467-1987-neukkula-ampui-finnairin-tokion-konetta-ohjuksella-kerrotaan-vasta-nyt/
/uutiset/kotimaa/673636/Kuka+ampui+meidan+kymppia+ja+miksi
http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/hs_finnairin_dc_10_koneesta_havaittiin_kohti_lentava_ohjus_vuonna_1987
https://www.ruutu.fi/video/1289806
https://web.archive.org/web/20140910145837/https://www.hs.fi/sunnuntai/Lent%C3%A4j%C3%A4t+kertovat+Ohjus+oli+osua+Finnairin+koneeseen+1987++t%C3%A4ystuho+20+sekunnin+p%C3%A4%C3%A4ss%C3%A4/a1409895098937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2021 08:49 | xrecovery9 | Added |
| 18-Jun-2021 17:28 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Jul-2021 14:06 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Aug-2021 08:52 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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