YORKTOWN, Va. (AP) - In the early days of World War II, Ray Duley and his shipmates on the USS Vincennes didn’t think much about the future. “You took it day by day,” the Yorktown resident said.

Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300 with 290 people on board, was blown from the skies by a missile fired from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes as it flew over the Persian Gulf from Iran ...

But the new book also expands the wartime story, with interviews and research, especially into the tragic story of the USS Vincennes and its place in history. "That became my detective story ...

On 3 July 1988, a sophisticated US Navy warship, the USS Vincennes, shot down an Iranian civilian airliner flying over the Persian Gulf. All 290 on board the aircraft were killed, among them 66 ...

comment ] On July 3, 1988, an Iranian aircraft registered on the radar screen of the USS Vincennes. The U.S. Navy officers on the bridge identified the approaching aircraft as an Iranian Air Force ...

Remember the USS Vincennes? On patrol in the Persian Gulf on July 3, 1988, the cruiser mistakenly shot down an Iranian Airbus, killing all 290 aboard. It was a television killing. A news team on ...

One of those warships was the USS Vincennes which, on 3 July 1988, fired two missiles at Iran Air Flight 655 while it was making a routine trip to Dubai. Washington claimed the U.S. Navy had acted in ...

In the early days of World War II, Ray Duley and his shipmates on the USS Vincennes didn’t think much about the future. “You took it day by day,” the Yorktown resident said. “I don’t ...