07-17-2014, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochard
Interesting...
It would be unlikely Ukrainian military aircraft would shoot down a plane they were escorting, unless it was an accident or unless they intentionally wanted to create an incident. At the same time you can wonder if rebel or Russian forces were shooting at Ukrainian military jets?
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from Guardian live blog
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...s-ukraine-live
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My colleague Dan Milmo in London reports that it has been normal practice for airlines to fly over conflict zones since the Ukraine conflict began. He interviewed a pilot for a major European airline:
"We would often avoid areas where there is air-to-air conflict, but we flew over Iraq and Afghanistan when the British and US armed forces were delpoyed there, because only one side was using military jets."
Explaining why airlines fly over conflict zones where groups might be in possession of ground-to-air missiles, the pilot said: "There will be weapons based on the ground when you are at 30,000 feet, but that is far up in the air. There are not many missile systems that can be so accurate."
His comments suggest that assumptions about weapons capabilities on the ground will have to be reevaluated, pending investigation of the crash.
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