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EX500rider

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10. Russian does another Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (ie shot down by Russian air defense)

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 06:39 PM

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Looks like shrapnel damage in the tail severed hydraulics/control link leaving the pilots with only throttles to control the plane, like JAL Flight 123.

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