The alleged incident has been compared to other similar incidents involving the Soviet Union , such as the Aero Kaleva in 1940 , Aeroflot Flight 902 in 1962 , Korean Air Lines Flight 902 in 1978 , Korean Air Lines Flight 007 in 1983 . Co-captain Kaukiainen said that the Finnair pilots decided to speak out on the matter after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 had been shot down in Ukraine on 17 July 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Finnair Flight 915