Posted on 12/26/2024 6:39:04 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
According to the sources, the missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.
Government sources have told Euronews that the damaged aircraft was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite the pilots’ requests for an emergency landing, and it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.
According to data, the plane’s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.
The missile was fired from a Pantsir-S air defence system, Baku-based international outlet AnewZ reported, citing Azerbaijani government sources.
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According to data, the plane’s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.
Color me not surprised. Chalk another one up for Ivan. Welcome to the Airliner Shoot Down Club.
I’m shocked!!!!/s
Is this the one that 29 people survived the crash?
Russia tried its best to steer the damaged plane into to Caspian Sea so there would be no survivors and evidence of missile shrapnel.
Yes.
It was flying to Russia....
“Government sources...”
Might be right, but still garbage to report something when you won’t specifically identify the source.
Remote control?
EW jamming.
Wikipedia says it is command guidance for the missiles. There are two cannons and 12 missile launchers. The tan colored array in front is apparently the command guidance link
Another view. The octagonal array is probably the search and track radar, notice two arrays back to back. The horizontal array above the octagon is most likely the IFF interrogator.
Something like that could make a morning commute less stressful.
What about the ‘forgotten’ Korean flight that the Soviets shot down in the Far East. It had an American diplomat on board while the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research tried to pin the blame on everyone but the Ruskies.
What about the ‘forgotten’ Korean flight that the Soviets shot down in the Far East. It had an American diplomat on board while the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research tried to pin the blame on everyone but the Ruskies.
It works against commercial flights
It’s a short range system, with only a few miles range. I suppose the pilots could not disregard Russian denial of landing permission, or else they would have been shot again. Damned shame. Morons.
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