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2020-01-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Refuses to Hand Over Black Box From Fatal Boeing Crash Near Tehran – Nose of SAM Missile Discovered Near Crash Site

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Posted by Glinter Jaique8353 2020-01-09 00:18|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Anti-aircraft missiles seldom hit planes. They explode when they are close enough to damage the plane with shrapnel. The photo shows the control section of the missile, not the warhead.

Posted by Creling Pelosi3622 2020-01-09 10:30|| 2020-01-09 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe the poor plane hit a sputtering missile already falling down ?

Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-09 11:02|| 2020-01-09 11:02|| Front Page Top

#3 So now we know their missiles don't always miss.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-01-09 11:29|| 2020-01-09 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Question for those whose experience with SAMs doesn't consist solely of playing too mcuh Flanker sim twenty years ago: Are such objects typically found in that condition? I'd have expected it to be a bit more beat up.

Also, betcha that's not where it landed. Looks like just the spot to which a brave (or astute), civic minded person might move it: "By Allah, I care nothing for death. Step aside, I shall save the neighborhood!"

Posted by Elmitle Omiter5032 2020-01-09 13:02|| 2020-01-09 13:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Okay, so I scrolled down (a novel approach, I admit) and saw the Lugansk pix, which pretty much bracket this case.

Posted by Elmitle Omiter5032 2020-01-09 13:27|| 2020-01-09 13:27|| Front Page Top

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