Ukraine International Flight PS752

[Chance]

I figured this warranted its own thread, as it's sure to be an ongoing issue for a while. From BBC News:

Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran, possibly in error, Western leaders say.

The leaders of Canada and the UK called for a full and thorough investigation into the crash, which killed all 176 people on board.

Iran has ruled out a missile strike by its air defences.

The crash came just hours after Iran carried out missile strikes on two airbases housing US forces in Iraq.

US media have speculated that the timing of the crash suggests the plane may have been mistaken for a US warplane as Iran prepared for possible US retaliation for the strikes.

CBS News quoted US intelligence sources as saying a satellite detected infrared "blips" of two missile launches, followed by another blip of an explosion.

Meanwhile, Newsweek quoted a Pentagon and senior US intelligence officials, as well as an Iraqi intelligence official, as saying they believed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was hit by a Russian-made Tor missile.

I'm surprised airliners didn't cancel flights as soon as they heard the news of the missile attack.

[fly out]

I figured this warranted its own thread, as it's sure to be an ongoing issue for a while. From BBC News:



I'm surprised airliners didn't cancel flights as soon as they heard the news of the missile attack.

Mayor Pete can't bring himself to blame Iran, and gets roasted in the comments for it:
https://twitter.com/PeteButtigieg/st...49135991287809

[Baldanders]

So did someone manage to mistake the jet for a drone/ bomber/fighter jet? Was the Iranian military so hyped up for a massive US retaliatory strike that that the OODA loop went to hell?

Man, Trump really rolled a 100 on the d100 on this one. Iranians are looking like the gang that couldn't shoot straight.

Ukrainians continue to roll the "1." 😑

[Baldanders]

I figured this warranted its own thread, as it's sure to be an ongoing issue for a while. From BBC News:



I'm surprised airliners didn't cancel flights as soon as they heard the news of the missile attack.

Why didn't the Iranians shut down their own damn airport? They knew they would be waiting for a US response, seems like you would want your own airspace clear so you could avoid ths exact situation.

[Bergeron]

Persia has lacked talent at war since the Arab Conquests following the death of Mohammed.

The loss of innocent life is tragic and regrettable, but unsurprising and entirely the fault of Iran.

[TheRoland]

Why didn't the Iranians shut down their own damn airport? They knew they would be waiting for a US response, seems like you would want your own airspace clear so you could avoid ths exact situation.

Running airports while doing air defense isn't that unusual. Airlines run into and out of war zones pretty regularly, including Iran in previous crises. Someone fucked up.

[Palmguy]

Mayor Pete can't bring himself to blame Iran, and gets roasted in the comments for it:
https://twitter.com/PeteButtigieg/st...49135991287809

There's a whole ****-ton of douchebags on Twitter falling all over themselves to blame Trump for "escalating" and getting these people caught in the "crossfire".

[rayrevolver]

Here is the video of the missile hitting the 737. How "they" knew to film in this area of the sky raises some questions... but you can watch it happen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/v...e-missile.html

[Trigger]

Rumor is it was an SA-15.

[Stephanie B]

So did someone manage to mistake the jet for a drone/ bomber/fighter jet? Was the Iranian military so hyped up for a massive US retaliatory strike that that the OODA loop went to hell?

Yeah, well, we're hardly in a position to throw rocks in that regard.