[Mat_Helm]

The 777 came apart in the air when the SA-17 hit most likely near the wing root of the fuselage for one of the wings. Pictures of debris miles from the main impact site show a section of roof cabin lying in the street, vertical stabilizer lying in a field, half of horizontal stabilizer lying in a field with some structure, the main debris filed with only one engine and only one main landing gear.

One wing came off, the tail came off, and a lot of aerodynamic forces ripped open the cabin and a lot of people simply fell out of the sky. Hopefully most blacked out at altitude after missile impact and depressurization and never knew what hit them. SA-17 warhead ripped the plane apart.

[Mat_Helm]

777 Vertical stabilizer (Tail)

[yield 2 the right]

Thanks the for info....

[Mat_Helm]

Part of one of the main landing gear in a separate impact site away from main impact site.

[brothers4thID]

So... what US or NATO systems were in the area that had the ability to gather the following information? Did we just tip our hand regarding our monitoring systems?

From CNN:
A radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before MH17 was shot down, a senior US official tells CNN’s Barbara Starr.

A second system saw a heat signature at the time the airliner was hit, the official explained.

That leads the U.S. to conclude the Malaysian airline was shot down.

The U.S. is analyzing the trajectory of the missile to try to learn where the attack came from. The U.S. has not determined who was responsible, the source said.

[Mat_Helm]

Main impact site with one engine, one main gear, nose gear.

[caww]

Thank you for your opinions Mat.....I thought this was an interesting video you might deduct something from as well.

Plane caught on film by miners working near where the plane went down...caught it on video just before exploding on the ground........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbAirCuNnA