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DesertRat

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2. Omg, horrible

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 11:59 PM

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Ukrainian Airlines plane crashes in Tehran shortly after takeoff [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

. applegrove Jan 2020 #1

Omg, horrible DesertRat Jan 2020 #2

What a coincidence. SergeStorms Jan 2020 #3

Looks like the dumbf@cks operating the AA system shot down the wrong plane inwiththenew Jan 2020 #4

Maybe see who was on the plane? maybe. n/t MarcA Jan 2020 #5

Potentially shot down by Iran? Only one source Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #6

That is a very curious translation sarisataka Jan 2020 #16

who would intentionally injure a missile in flight? getagrip_already Jan 2020 #29

"Most of the passengers aboard the Ukrainian flight... have died" Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #7

Yep: dalton99a Jan 2020 #15

The 737 strikes again Recursion Jan 2020 #8

I don't think this was a MAX. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #9

I don't remember if the advisory was limited to the MAX Recursion Jan 2020 #12

The 737-800 is a safe plane discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2020 #21

The aircraft that crashed was this 737-800: dalton99a Jan 2020 #10

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #11

Sir, this is a Wendy's. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #13

which puppet was it? rufus dog Jan 2020 #14

A one post wonder. herding cats Jan 2020 #17

Preliminary information is engine failure muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #18

The Beeb is walking that back (same article, updated) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #24

That's nonsense MosheFeingold Jan 2020 #33

Some of the flight data..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #19

The ADS-B data stopped @ 8000'? Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #23

The investigation will have to play out Dennis, but a local video showed... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #25

Yep, unlikely the NTSB will be invited. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #26

That plane was shot down, 100%. Calista241 Jan 2020 #31

Unsubstantiated so far discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2020 #35

63 Canadians killed in Iran crash Baclava Jan 2020 #20

Video of plane coming down... brooklynite Jan 2020 #22

Too much of a coincidence, I think. MineralMan Jan 2020 #27

I agree cvoogt Jan 2020 #28

Iran says it will not give black box from crashed airliner to Boeing Eugene Jan 2020 #30

France has a very good crash investigation team, maybe they can get the needed information Baclava Jan 2020 #32

That's because MosheFeingold Jan 2020 #34

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump had it shot down... clementine613 Jan 2020 #36

No Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #37

I wouldn't put _anything_ past His Orangeness. clementine613 Jan 2020 #38

It sounds like the Iranians might be copping to it Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #39

International Civil Aviation rules. NutmegYankee Jan 2020 #40

Yesterday, Iran wasn't going to allow it. Interesting that they changed their minds Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #41

Probably professional civil servants convincing the politicians to do it right. NutmegYankee Jan 2020 #42