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Yes, the same flight plans, routes and timetables, were re-used, so when spotters saw the aircraft take off they had a very good idea of where it would come fro
by sornaensis 4y ago
Yes, the same flight plans, routes and timetables, were re-used, so when spotters saw the aircraft take off they had a very good idea of where it would come from.
The shoot down also involved the SAM radar operator violating his own SOP by leaving his radar on longer than they normally do, and firing at a non-PID contact, because they _knew_ the aircraft was going to be there.
Complacency kills.
- tablespoon 4y ago> non-PID contact What is that, exactly?
- sundvor 4y agoNot having a positive ID, I reckon.
- jack_riminton 4y agoPositively Identified. Western forces have many safeguards in place to only shoot at PID targets because the cost of 'blue-on-blue' is so destructive for morale
- michaelcampbell 4y ago> saw the aircraft take off they had a very good idea of where it would come from. Wait, what? If they saw the aircraft take off, they definitely knew where it came from, no?