Word: sued
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pilot of the Su-15, traveling southwestward at an undetermined altitude, reports to ground control that he has spotted the airliner. "I'm flying behind," he says seconds later. For approximately the next three minutes he stalks the unsuspecting jet from the rear...
...magnetic east is 90°, magnetic south 180° and so on. Thus, on course magnetic 30, the south MiG-23 is flying in a northeast direction. Moments later, however, at ground instruction, the pilot swings around, heads east-southeast, and eventually falls in line behind the Su-15, where he will stay for the duration of the chase. The other two planes are also vectored, or steered, by ground control into positions behind the Su-15 and the KAL passenger plane...
...Soviet interceptors are notorious fuel guzzlers. Even with extra drop tanks, their endurance is brief; the maximum flying time for both an Su-15 and a MiG-23 is just under an hour. As a result, the nervous pilots refer repeatedly to their remaining fuel levels throughout the 50 min. of elapsed time reflected in the transcript...
...word it probably refers to the 747, now practically at a right angle to the Su-15. Although target had a tragic meaning in the skies over Sakhalin, it is airman slang for radar blip...
Pilot 805 has set his radar to get an automatic fix on the target, bringing his missiles into alignment with the jetliner ahead. The moving half circles on his radar screen close to form a glowing full ring with an orange or a green dot in the middle. The Su-15 is now "locked on" for a straight shot at the KAL airliner...