Korean Air Flight 76

Korean Air Flight 76 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conneticut to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea with a stopover in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On June 13, 2009, the Airbus A380-800 was detonated by a shoebomb stored in the lavatory, killing all 78 people on board and 5 people in a residental block in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

It was the deadliest loss for Korean Air since Flight 801. The perpetrators, Tafreen Ali Bakkar and Canaaan Ago were arrested two days ago.

Crew
The crew consisted of Captain Kyong Il-Sung (42), First Officer Kangjon Byung-Ho (33), and Flight Engineer Han Jeong-Hun (53), all 3 were trained Republic of Korea Air Force pilots and respected colleagues in their own right. There were also 6 flight attendants on board.

Passengers
The passengers mostly consisted of holidaymakers, off-duty employees of Korean Air, and members of the Jewish Defence League. Some notable passengers included


 * Lead banjo player for Hot Tin Can Follies Rod Milligan
 * U.S. Embassy in Finland commissioner Miska Kinnunen
 * Transgender activist Mok Yoon-Mi
 * Olympic silver medallist Emily Bailyswik
 * Novelist Loretta Vanguard

In addition, 19 students and 3 adult chaperones from the Korean club of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia were on board.

Planting of the bomb and explosion
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Arrest of Bakkar and Ado
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