On 27 June 1980, Itavia #870; a DC-9-15 was an Italian Commercial Flight en route from Balogna to Palermo, Italy. It was shot down by a missile 80 kilometers northeast of it's destination.
The controversy still remains as to who was actually responsible.
More info at link below
Airplanes - Misc, Historical
Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: KRL