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[raindoc]

I was watching the news and CNN was talking about some of the well-known airline disasters, and I had NO FREAKING IDEA that a plane had ever been shot out of the sky. Korean Airlines Flight 007. It entered Soviet airspace and an air-to-air missile took it out.

Iran Air Flight 655

 

[Lamel]

Wow, they sank the raft piece?

"accidentally" huh. What is going on here.

 

[commedieu]

Iran Air Flight 655

Ah so thats what human life is worth. $213,103.45 in 1996 dollars.

 

[MIMIC]

Iran Air Flight 655

My mind is seriously blown. Now I'm curious about all of the shoot downs. Found this: Shootdown incidents (wiki)

(not intending to derail the thread)

edit:

However, the United States has never admitted responsibility, nor apologized to Iran

wow

 

[Lamel]

Iran Air Flight 655

However, the United States has never admitted responsibility, nor apologized to Iran.

good job guys

 

[kmax]

Iran Air Flight 655

The Vincennes was signaling warnings on a military channel which the civilian plane could not technically receive. Hence, the airliner was unable to respond to several requests for it to change course.

Wow.

 

[Kettch]

Damn, as an American, I'd never even heard about that Iranian flight.

 

[Oersted]

My mind is seriously blown. Now I'm curious about all of the shoot downs. Found this: Shootdown incidents (wiki)

(not intending to derail the thread)

We are currently not knowing in which direction the whole story is going. So eh. As long as we are not going down the Boston road.

 

[dorkimoe]

Are those pictures a few pages back of the pilot and co pilot? Where are those pictures coming from?

I'm at work so hard to go back and find who posted them first. But can people label photos before they post them

 

[PK_man]

what's the latest on the lead from that new zealand guy on the oil rig? Is anyone gonna search that area?

 

[JaseMath]

what's the latest on the lead from that new zealand guy on the oil rig? Is anyone gonna search that area?

Was that a hoax? I read somewhere that the coordinates weren't consistent with what he was talking about...like it was the wrong oil rig or something.

 

[Megalosaro]

I was watching the news and CNN was talking about some of the well-known airline disasters, and I had NO FREAKING IDEA that a plane had ever been shot out of the sky. Korean Airlines Flight 007. It entered Soviet airspace and an air-to-air missile took it out.

That was a pretty big deal when it happened.

One of my professors had friends on board. An entire family...

 

[Lamel]

Are those pictures a few pages back of the pilot and co pilot? Where are those pictures coming from?

I'm at work so hard to go back and find who posted them first. But can people label photos before they post them

The co-pilot, and those pics are from another flight. The co-pilot is the one whose eyes are NOT closed in those pics.

 

[Chezzymann]

What if we never find the plane? Will this turn into some sort of Amelia Earheart scenario but on a grand scale?

 

[dorkimoe]

The co-pilot, and those pics are from another flight. The co-pilot is the one whose eyes are NOT closed in those pics.

thanks. I was like wait how would they have those photos.

What if we never find the plane? Will this turn into some sort of Amelia Earheart scenario but on a grand scale?

As morbid as it sounds. How cool would that be. Amelia Earhart has always fascinated me. It's an amazing mystery. In today's world with all the technology we have. That would be just so...insane

Edit: when I say cool I'm assuming they're already dead and nothing can be done to save them.

 

[teruterubozu]

Iran Air Flight 655

Holy fuck

 

[Guy.brush]

Wow.

290 dead. No apology. No regret. And we wonder where the big satan thing comes from. Its stuff like this that adds up.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Damn, as an American, I'd never even heard about that Iranian flight.

There's your answer.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

What if we never find the plane? Will this turn into some sort of Amelia Earheart scenario but on a grand scale?

It will make a special episode in ancient aliens show

 

[Mondy]

My mind is seriously blown. Now I'm curious about all of the shoot downs. Found this: Shootdown incidents (wiki)

(not intending to derail the thread)

edit:



wow

Quite extraordinary, isn't it, especially when you consider the shit the U.S gave the USSR after they shot down Korean Air 007.

 

[Fjolle]

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4710c69b

Late Mar 12th 2014 China's State Administration of Science (SASTIND) reported, they discovered three large objects sized 13x18, 14x19 and 24x22 meters at position N6.7 E105.63 (121nm eastsoutheast of the last known secondary radar position), all three objects within a radius of 20km (11nm) and published the satellite images, taken on Mar 9th 2014 at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00Z), see below. SASTIND stated they are committed to provide further search services to locate flight MH-370.

Images and map at link.

 

[Insane Metal]

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4710c69b



Images and map at link.

Shiiiiieeeeet!

 

[GungHo]

290 dead. No apology. No regret. And we wonder where the big satan thing comes from. Its stuff like this that adds up.

Overthrowing their democraticly elected government in a coup d'etat in order to get their oil in '53 was a bit more damning, but, no... shooting down a fucking airliner in their own airspace didn't help smooth ruffled feathers.

 

[Nevasleep]

If you want to learn more about air travel safety/disasters etc, you should watch Air Crash Investigation (I think it's called Mayday in Canada).
It usually always boils down to a 'chain of events'.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

If you want to learn more about air travel safety/disasters etc, you should watch Air Crash Investigation (I think it's called Mayday in Canada).
It usually always boils down to a 'chain of events'.

Time to burn some episodes for my next flight on Monday...

 

[Maninthemirror]

Everyone turn on CNN

 

[Mondy]

Everyone turn on CNN

This better be good.

 

[Dizzan]

At work. What's going down on CNN?

 

[helloresolven]

China satellite images may show crash site.

 

[Mondy]

China satellite images may show crash site.

EDIT: Stupid question. Of course it's floating.

 

[HerbertFish]

I think someone posted that same satellite image in this thread.

 

[Maninthemirror]

I don't understand. Are these objects at the bottom of the ocean, or were/are they floating?

Floating

Chinese have had it since sunday

 

[UtterlyPerplexed]

Just recently saw this go up on BBC and the Guardian.

If these objects are from MH370 (which I hope they are, as horrible as the reality of finally finding it would be, but it would at least be a big step towards ending that torture for relatives and friends of just not knowing anything), it would be a damning indictment of the various Malaysian reports of the plane turning westwards towards Malacca or the Andaman.

 

[mnannola]

Iran Air Flight 655

National Geographic Channel broadcast a documentary on this incident titled "Mistaken Identity"[21] as an episode of its Mayday (aka: Air Crash Investigation) series (Season 3, Episode 1)

Wow trying to find somewhere I can purchase this episode seems to be impossible. Would love to check it out. Bring your stuff into the 21st century NatGeo.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Just recently saw this go up on BBC and the Guardian.

If these objects are from MH370 (which I hope they are, as horrible as the reality of finally finding it would be, but it would at least be a big step towards ending that torture for relatives and friends of just not knowing anything), it would be a damning indictment of the various Malaysian reports of the plane turning westwards towards Malacca or the Andaman.

no that was the plane that shot down MH370

joking of course but people have speculating like crazy about everything with this case.

I just hope we can get some closure for the families.

 

[Maninthemirror]

CNN says the satellite images show 3 distinct floating objects of distinct sizes where the plane would be if it crashed based on intel

 

[Grym]

so the satellite images are in the area where they lost contact with the plane originally? in the original search area? suggests there was no turnaround?

 

[NYCmetsfan]

If this turns out to be the crash this really once again proves Occam's razor.

 

[elty]

They show a suspected crash site in the South China Sea, not far off the plane’s projected flight path. They show three large pieces at sea, the largest of which, according to SASTIND, measured 24m by 27m.

So they showhow missed a 24m x 27m object in the original search zone?

 

[MThanded]

So this was where they lost contact initially?

 

[JetBlackPanda]

There is no way only the Chinese saw this on satellite. On top of that the images are from Chinese Science Services. I am sure defenses for a bunch of countries saw this but don't want to divulge how much they can see / coverage?

 

[Fireblend]

So they showhow missed a 24m x 27m object in the original search zone?

Your sense of scale is severely skewed. Plus it might not have been there or even floating in that position for the past 5+ days.

 

[Ovid]

So this was where they lost contact initially?

The general area, yes.

 

[MThanded]

So they showhow missed a 24m x 27m object in the original search zone?

Hard to tell how long it was floating there or if it resurfaced or something.

These are some huge pieces of wreckage. If its not this plane then it is surely something big.

Edit:
This is near the oil rig worker.

 

[Like the hat?]

So why would there be lies about turning around?

Sorry, I'm only following this when I can.

 

[backflip10019]

Floating

Chinese have had it since sunday

The fuck?

 

[JetBlackPanda]

So this was where they lost contact initially?

yeah, unfortunately it takes time to actually find something in the ocean. Its crazy to think about because we are connected to everything these days. However 5 days to locate a downed aircraft in the sea seems pretty normal compared to other accidents.

The fuck?

I'm telling you China doesn't want to let anyone in on their sat capabilities. It took them a few days to screw up the resolution and send them to the "science team" to release. lol

 

[Fjolle]

Floating

Chinese have had it since sunday

They took the pictures sunday. They probably didn't notice them right away.

 

[Maninthemirror]

The Red Cross is where the satellite image is from

 

[Goodacre0081]

Iran Air Flight 655

there is a three part series on AlJazeera about the PanAm Flight103 bombing with new evidence that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was wrongfully accused and how it was orchestrated by the Iranians in response to the shooting down of Flight 655. the third part was supposed to air today.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...s-work-of-Iran-not-Libya-says-former-spy.html