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Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 17:40
by TobyV
Early reports suggesting it may have been shot down accidentally due to the fighting in the Ukraine:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -live.html
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 18:28
by airboatr
Hi Toby.
interesting it was another 777
I'm sickened by the display of callousness. At 33,000 I would think there was some knowledge of the planes identity ?
Joe
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 18:38
by TobyV
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 96/photo/1
Flightradar24 seems to be down at the moment, probably too many people trying to get on. The above link shows a screenshot of the last reported position.
Pretty shocking

Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 19:18
by FlyTexas
Speechless. Absolutely speechless.
Brian
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 19:21
by airboatr
I was just reminded today is an anniversary date of flight 800.
No correlation of course.
Just ... what are the odds?
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 19:35
by Archer
It's running continuously on the news here. The flight left from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur and there appear to be several Dutch passengers on board (the flight was a code-share between Malaysia and KLM) but also US, Belgian and probably many other nationalities.
Very sad.
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 19:41
by Tomliner
Tragic.Obviously too early to allocate blame yet,but what is certain is that there will be a lot a arse covering and buck passing going on.I suppose there is also the possibility of another party causing the aircraft to go down in that area in order to hide their own culpability.EricT
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 19:44
by dodger
It's terrible, absolutely terrible, i am lost for words,
Roger.
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 19:51
by Garry Russell
Shot down it's being said...What on earth is this supposed to achieve??
23 Americans on board, surely that will have reprocusions.
Re: Another Malaysia airlines a/c down...
Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 20:04
by Paul K
FlyTexas wrote:Speechless. Absolutely speechless.
Brian
Me too, Brian. I can scarcely believe it.