Original sentence: Timeline of attack:.Two Su-15 Flagon interceptors, scrambled from Dolinsk-Sokol airbase, and KAL 007 met in international airspace
Edited sentence: An order to shoot down the airliner was given as it was about to leave Soviet airspace for the second time after flying over Sakhalin Island.Chun was able to turn off the autopilot (18:26:46) and it is unknown whether he was able to regain any measure of control as the aircraft spiraled toward the ocean around 5 miles (8 km) below after the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder stopped functioning.Initial reports that the airliner had been forced to land on Sakhalin were soon proved false.Interceptor aircraft had initially tried to contact the pilot of KAL 007 by radio and by making visual contact.It was probably downed in international airspace.Just prior to being attacked, the 747 had been cruising at an altitude around 35,000 feet.The airliner crashed into the sea north of Moneron Island, killing all on board.The final moments of the crash remain a matter of conjecture; some evidence suggests that the pilot may have attempted a controlled and ultimately unsuccessful 'ditching' into the ocean, or the aircraft may have crashed out of the pilot's control.The lack of tracers made them invisible to the 747, which continued on its course.The lead aircraft of two Su-15 Flagon interceptors scrambled from Dolinsk-Sokol airbase fired two air to air missiles around 18:26 GMT,.Transcripts recovered from the airliner's cockpit voice recorder indicate that the crew were unaware that they were off course and violating Soviet airspace (at the end they were 500 kilometers west of the planned track).When the missile exploded, KAL 007's tail was pushed downward which at the same time lifted its nose causing a brief altitude gain before it began to descend from 18:26 until recording ceased at 18:27:46.When this failed, the pilot of the lead aircraft reported firing 120 rounds of ammunition in four 30-round bursts from his cannon.and shot down KAL 007