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No transmissions from UIA 737 crew before crash: investigators
Flight recorders from the crashed Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 in Tehran have been retrieved, with their memory units, although both have signs of physical damage. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The only investigation needed here is where did the missile come from. The effects are pretty apparent.
No transmissions before crash? Maybe in the list of...
- Aviate
- Navigate
- Communicate
....that they were still on Step 1.
(Yes, just speculation)
- Aviate
- Navigate
- Communicate
....that they were still on Step 1.
(Yes, just speculation)
Ive flown Ukrainian Airlines often and found the pilots to be as professional as you would find anywhere. I'm thinking in this case when the rocket(s) hit the plane the pilots were killed outright. Judging by the fireball the plane was doomed as soon as the rockets hit. With a full load of fuel for the flight to Kyiv, there was little that could be done. A horrible accident initiated by some trigger happy guys manning a missile battery.
Absolutely. From as far back as 1995, when Ukrainian pilots flew us in and out of Sarajevo on UN chartered An's, Il's and Tu's - these guys were top notch, managing some pretty hairy approaches and departures. Flew UA many times in the 2000's in and out of Boryspil - 1st rate! Harasho!
There are reports that the aircraft turned back toward the field after the strike...
If the flight path indicated in this image is accurate, that is not much of a turn. https://image.businessinsider.com/5e15c3e3b2e66a71075dbe52?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp
What do you think was accidental? The firing or the target? What else do you think they may have been targeting?
No, the plane started to turn back to the airport after it was hit. The pilots couldn't have been killed.