"The Soviets have, once again, have become desperate and have resorted to blaming the tragic loss of lives on a story based on clearly fabricated evidence." - Choi Yoo-jin, Cuchen Aviation Accident Investigation Board investigator Cuchen investigators, as rude or polite they may have been, believe that the Soviet investigation is at best false. Before leaving, Cuchen investigators were able to seize CNA007's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, for CNA007's Boeing 747-400 aircraft was registered to the Republic of Cuchen. The information revealed from the flight recorders clearly disprove any Soviet claim that there was a bomb onboard CNA007, and corroborate the general belief that a Soviet SU-75 shot the civilian airliner down. To stop any bias from being introduced in the analysis of the flight recorders, members of the International Civil Aviation Organization were present during the opening and anaylsis of the data. In the flight recorder multiple aspects were revealed: The flight crew in the cockpit were not given any form of indication that they were being intercepted. CVR (cockpit voice recordings) reveal that the crew did not see any warning shots or communication attempts between the Soviet interceptor and CNA007. Therefore it is possible the Soviet interceptor made no attempt to communicate with the aircraft, and shot it down without checking if it was a civilian airliner. There is a conversation recorded by the CVR, where the captain inquires "Damn its dark, are our lights working?" to which the engineer states "All lights working. We just replace the logo lights before we flew out of Anchorage." This reveals the large red Cuchen National Airlines logo was clearly visible on the aircraft. The Soviet interceptor must have seen this and understood it was a civilian airliner. The Soviet interceptor should have been also aware that the Anchorage - Hanseong corridor is an extremely busy one, and is possible for civilian aircraft to accidentally stray from its original flight plan. At the time of missile impact, the crew of CNA007 had began conducting an altitude increase, orders given by air traffic control. Also at the time of missile impact, the flight data recorder, located at the rear end of the aircraft, cut out, likely from damage suffered to wires due to the missile. The CVR also reveals around the same the the flight data recorder cut out, there was a large explosion sound. The CVR also recorded the first officer reporting "All engines working." This disproves any bomb related activity, for a bomb would have knocked either Engine 2 and/or 3, which the first officer would have reported immediately. The flight data recorder also reveals at the time of missile impact that rear hydraulics, including the rudder and horizontal stabilizer, had been cut out and non-functional. Further corroborating this include scorch marks and holes found near the APU exhaust, lower section of the vertical stabilizer, and the underside of the horizontal stabilizer, found in the debris field. The CVR records flight attendant Jung Ae-Shin entering the cockpit and reporting that the cabin rapdily decompressed, despite there being a lack of a large hole below or in the side of the aircraft. This therefore proves that a bomb is highly unlikely, and was most likely an airburst from a missile. It has been determined by Cuchen investigators that a bomb detonation is highly unlikely, and any information regarding the Soviet interceptor as reported by Soviet authorities is unreliable. The Republic of Cuchen, despite being allied with the USV, did not have any sentiments against the Soviets. There was no reason to place an explosive device on that flight specifically, especially as CNA007 routinely operates that route, and losing it would be a significant revenue loss to the airline. The Prime Minister has called Soviet accusations "outlandish" and "utter nonesense," and urges Soviet investigators to examine the evidence more closely with the assistance of ICAO investigators. Major Cuchen news outlets including JTBC, HBS, CBS, and Los Angeles-based Radio Cuchen have called out Soviet actions, questioning their legitimacy and urging other news channels to spread the word.
