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Property	Value
rdf:type	Aircraft occurrence
rdfs:label	Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A
rdfs:comment	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.
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Site	Kuril Islands, Soviet Union
Tail Number	N8631
Date	1968-07-01
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Survivors	238
Name	Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A
Type	Forced landing
Image size	220
Injuries	0
Fatalities	0
Operator	Seaboard World Airlines
occurrence type	Airspace violation incident
Passengers	214
Destination	Yokota Air Base, Japan
Crew	24
Aircraft Type	Douglas DC-8 Super 63CF
abstract	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.