But after a year of surprise attacks and nerves on edge in the Persian Gulf, it seemed almost inevitable that a tragedy such as the shootdown of Flight 655 would happen.
I wonder if the Iranian Government sabotaged the IFF? The flight crew may have thought they were responding when nothing was being transmitted.
I'm a complete layman when it comes to things like this, BUT I wouldn't put it past them.
A "manufactured" incident, it wouldn't be the first time.