Vincennes References Vincennes United States missile cruiser Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Iran Air flight 655…down by the missile cruiser USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people on board. The passenger plane, which was in Iranian airspace, had been incorrectly identified as a fighter jet. Read More…down by the missile cruiser USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people on board. The passenger plane, which was in Iranian airspace, had been incorrectly identified as a fighter jet. Read MoreU.S.-Iran Relations/ A Timeline: 1980–1988: Iran-Iraq War…missiles fired from the USS Vincennes forces in July 1988 was seen as hastening Iran’s acceptance of the cease-fire deal. The American forces mistook the plane for a fighter jet, and the U.S. characterized the downing of the plane over the Strait of Hormuz as “a tragic and regrettable accident.… Read More…missiles fired from the USS Vincennes forces in July 1988 was seen as hastening Iran’s acceptance of the cease-fire deal. The American forces mistook the plane for a fighter jet, and the U.S. characterized the downing of the plane over the Strait of Hormuz as “a tragic and regrettable accident.… Read More
