Retrograde in History · 1978
Korean Air Lines Flight 902
On April 20, 1978, Mercury was mid-loop — retrograde in Aries, tracing backward through 15°48′ of the sign.
WhenApril 20, 1978♈︎Aries 15°48′Rx windowApr 1 – Apr 25, 1978
The record
On 20 April 1978, Soviet air defenses shot down a Korean Air Lines Boeing 707 near Murmansk after the aircraft violated Soviet airspace while flying from Paris to Seoul via Anchorage.
Born inside this same window
Coincidence, not causation: the date is real and ephemeris-based, but a retrograde window is observed, never blamed. For entertainment, not navigation.