The wreckage of Korean Airlines flight 801 burns.

(UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)

08.05.1997

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As noon of Aug. 6, 1997, approaches, wreckage of Korean Airlines flight 801 still smolders. U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and numerous civilian rescue teams, currently assisting in the search and rescue efforts of KAL flight 801, evacuated survivors from the crash site during the early morning of August 6th.

(DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael A. Meyers, U.S. Navy.)

• Date Taken: 08.05.1997
• Date Posted: 07.27.2025 11:34
• Photo ID: 9207940
• VIRIN: 970806-D-D0439-6054
• Resolution: 1421x1015
• Size: 211.03 KB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)