21:00Letter from America by Alistair CookeIran Air Flight 655BBC Radio 4 Duration: 15 minutes Fri 8th Jul 1988, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a yearListen nowAn Iranian airliner carrying 290 civilians is shot down by US missiles over the Persian Gulf, killing all on board.GenresFactualArts, Culture & the MediaBrandLetter from America by Alistair Cooke Source: BBC Online