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Old 07-17-2014 | 07:55 AM
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Old 07-17-2014 | 07:56 AM
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The plane was above FL300, I not a military pilot, but isn't that beyond the range of terrorists, and into the government only type SAM weapons?
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Old 07-17-2014 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
The plane was above FL300, I not a military pilot, but isn't that beyond the range of terrorists, and into the government only type SAM weapons?
Near Russia/Ukraine border, 3 days after Ukraine Mil Cargo plane shot down by Russians...
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:00 AM
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Watching Fox News in the lounge. They have a map up with an arrow pointing at the Ukraine/Poland border, rather than the Russian border. No geography whizzes in that news room, I guess...
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
The plane was above FL300, I not a military pilot, but isn't that beyond the range of terrorists, and into the government only type SAM weapons?
Yes. US Today says they were at 330.
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
The plane was above FL300, I not a military pilot, but isn't that beyond the range of terrorists, and into the government only type SAM weapons?
Correct. MANPADS have a maximum altitude of around 10,000'.

This was something much much bigger.
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:03 AM
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Malaysia's having a rough year...
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:04 AM
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Good Lord. What now, stray Russian SAM?

Be their insurance is cancelled by close of business today.
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:04 AM
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A Ukrainian Official reports that they used a SA-11 with a service ceiling of 60,000.
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Old 07-17-2014 | 08:04 AM
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