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I'm wondering, if it is confirmed it is a missile, are there any precedent of civilian plane shot-down like that in modern history (post WWII)? Edit: Thanks gr
by doe88 12y ago
I'm wondering, if it is confirmed it is a missile, are there any precedent of civilian plane shot-down like that in modern history (post WWII)?
Edit: Thanks great replies!
- wooster 12y agoYes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
- nrau 12y agoThere absolutely is precedence for this. The US shot down an Iranian airliner in 1988: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 And the Russians shot down a Korean airliner in 1983: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
- spullara 12y agoPlenty of them: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_incidents http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_in...
- pfg 12y agoLooks like there were quite a few incidents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_incidents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_inci... (The only one I've heard of before was Iran Air Flight 655)
- dfkf 12y agoIran Air Flight 655, Siberia Airlines Flight 1812, and of course Korean Air Lines Flight 007, but it was shot down by air-to-air missile.
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- claudius 12y agoThere are numerous examples, although “like that” is of course a difficult requirement, given that we don’t know what happened yet :) Some examples (in no particular ordering): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_Arab_Airlines_Flight_114 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902 (air-to-air, not ground-to-air missile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Rhodesia_Flight_825 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Rhodesia_Flight_827 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007 (air-to-air, not ground-to-air missile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_TAAG_Angola_Airlines_Boeing_737_crash
- Ecio78 12y agoLa Strage di Ustica ("Ustica Massacre"): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerolinee_Itavia_Flight_870 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerolinee_Itavia_Flight_870 After more than 30 years we still don't know for sure what happened...
- toyg 12y agoWell, we actually do, really. The French government refused for 30 years to have their pilots interviewed about the issue, relenting only very recently. They even deployed a cover operation to take charge of recovering the relic and mislead investigators. NATO actively impeded investigation at various points, quoting secrecy rules etc etc. The Italian military miraculously "failed" to keep proper records of their radars, and the government actively misled investigators and the public at the time. It's now widely accepted that the Itavia 870 was downed by a NATO plane, likely French, likely engaged in some sort of anti-Lybic operation.
- Ecio78 12y agoYes, but I meant, with all the details, and with all the nations involved taking their own responsibilities. Who knows, maybe in 50 years they will unveil the state secrecy and we'll know it for sure..
- thom 12y agoIt wasn't so long ago that Ukraine shot a Russian airliner down (perhaps accidentally, perhaps not): http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/14/world/after-9-days-ukraine-says-its-missile-hit-a-russian-jet.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/14/world/after-9-days-ukraine...