BREAKING: Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 (Boeing 737) down in Tehran. All 170 aboard DOA.

[Blue Sky Country]

TEHRAN, IRAN. JAN 8, 2020 APP. 5:15 AM

Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 (Boeing 737-800) from Tehran to Kiev crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport approximately around 5:15 AM on Wednesday morning, Jan 8, 2020, hours after Iranian military installations launched several verified ballistic missiles at airbases belonging to US and allies in Iraq. Latest information shows that ALL 170 passengers on board had perished during the fiery crash.

Iranian officials have also refused to turn over plane's black box to Ukrainian or international authorities. "Technical difficulties" is the only term they would divulge when questioned.

Iran says it will not give black box of Ukrainian plane to Boeing

Video footage of the flight shows that it was on fire shortly after taking off, crashing shortly thereafter. All 176 people on board were killed.

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Ukrainian Air Flight 752 crashes in Iran

Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 has crashed after take off, Ali Hashem with BBC has initially broke this news. So far we know the 737 had 180 people onboard there are photos from the accident. It is not clear what brought the 737 down at this time. Update: 0339z Bloomberg has also confirmed...

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[SD Carpenter]

The craziest part is Ukraine originally said it was engine failure, but this morning they pulled that statement and said officials will determine the cause.

 

[2ndamendfan]

Technical difficulties = 737 not equipped with flares and other antimissile technologies.

 

[2ndamendfan]

There is a video on twitter showing it's on fire and coming down at about a 45 degree angle. Video seems consistent with a shoot down. Now seems investigation is to see if it's-aircraft radar tracked shoot down, someone forgot to inactivate. Ooops.

Has happened more than once.

 

[_Windrider_]

737’s don’t crash unless a pilot fucks up or it gets shot down. Historically it is one of the safest aircraft ever.
I find it hard to believe that this was an “accident”

 

[Ahogue]

Wont turn over the black box is sufficient enough to make it highly questionable

 

[_Windrider_]

I should also add that the fact it’s a Ukrainian airline is no coincidence.

 

[W54/XM-388]

I'm going to hazard a guess that it's another example of the Iranians being better at winding up with their own casualties than anticipated....

We Kill 1 general = 50+ killed / 200 wounded at his funeral

They shoot 20ish missiles, we haven't openly done anything back about them. Iranian missiles kill nobody...
but the Iranians accidentally shoot down an airliner taking off from their own airport, because they are so trigger happy and freaked out about us flying in and bombing them...... and kill 170+

 

[OldSalty]

Wait for it...waaaaiiittt for it...

Trumps fault.

 

[MtnCreek]

Last time we shot one of their airliners down. Maybe they weren't going to let us get the first airliner this go-around.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

Wont turn over the black box is sufficient enough to make it highly questionable

Fishier than the sidewalk outside Mulberry Street Seafood Market on a rainy Monday morning.

 

[Stevo86]

Terrible, I saw where 63 Canadians were on board. RIP

 

[BullGear]

Terrible, I saw where 63 Canadians were on board. RIP

From my understanding, these were Iranian born, Canadian citizens on board. Tragic non the less.

 

[Stevo86]

From my understanding, these were Iranian born, Canadian citizens on board. Tragic non the less.

Ah I didn’t see that part, thanks for correction. Never good when innocent folks die.

 

[BoilerUP]

Risk assessing Iran ops - the UIA 737 may have been shot down

Special Update Thursday 09JAN: Members, please see either your email or this post in the Members forum, for a special briefing and update. 08JAN: Iran/Iraq Information page activated with latest information. The cause of the crash of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) AUI/PS752 on departure

ops.group

 

[Slash0311]

Think there will be any ties from passengers to Hillary or Biden?? Just thinking out loud...

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Smoke and prayers to the familes of those on board.

 

[pmclaine]

That damn celebratory AK fire strikes again........

 

[Blue Sky Country]

737’s don’t crash unless a pilot fucks up or it gets shot down. Historically it is one of the safest aircraft ever.
I find it hard to believe that this was an “accident”

I am willing to bet a huge sum that the last sentence picked up in that black box was "there is something coming towards us at high speed... OH SHI-----"... That is why these motherfuckers are refusing to turn the flight recorder over, and in doing so, only AMPLIFIES and SOLIDIFIES their guilt.

 

[hollowoutadime]

737’s don’t crash unless a pilot fucks up or it gets shot down.

....except for those MAX variants.
I'm pretty sure though, this one was shot down.

 

[BoilerUP]

....except for those MAX variants.

While the MAX never should have been engineered to do what it did, the pilots fucked up in both of those, too...flipping two switches would have deactivated the system that was improperly activating.

 

[_Windrider_]

....except for those MAX variants.
I'm pretty sure though, this one was shot down.

Curious though that no US carrier had any issues right? Just some third rate airlines in barely third world countries.

 

[pmclaine]

Curious though that no US carrier had any issues right? Just some third rate airlines in barely third world countries.

Yep hate to second guess the decision making of the dead so Ill third guess.........

 

[davere]

Hmm....
<tinfoil hat on>
Wonder who all was on that plane... heading to Ukraine from the Middle East... heading to a place at the center of a potential corruption case involving Joe Biden and an energy company... heading from a place that just threatened to release a bunch of info about (ostensibly) Democrats and is one of several nations with relatively large crude oil production...

?
<tinfoil hat off>

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Here is better video.....



Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Darayavaus]

I'm going to hazard a guess that it's another example of the Iranians being better at winding up with their own casualties than anticipated....

We Kill 1 general = 50+ killed / 200 wounded at his funeral

They shoot 20ish missiles, we haven't openly done anything back about them. Iranian missiles kill nobody...
but the Iranians accidentally shoot down an airliner taking off from their own airport, because they are so trigger happy and freaked out about us flying in and bombing them...... and kill 170+

agree. I suspect they shot it down thinking it was a bomber.

 

[FS1]

The response by Iran of not turning over the flight recorders will only escalate conspiracy theories.

Since we are doing what ifs. What if Iran shot it down thinking their sky's would be filled with US bombers and fighters. Then they would blame us for downing it. But the air attack never came and now they scramble for excuses.

A few days ago they were talking about a plane we shot down years ago in response to Trumps 52 targets.

The simplest answer is they shot it down by accident. Either way if it was a shoot down our intel should know that. But if we are in de-escalation why through fuel on the fire now. The best answer is we likely may never know the truth.

 

[MontanaMarine]

I'd put odds about 999/1 it was accidentally shot down...…...ooops

 

[vh20]

Curious though that no US carrier had any issues right? Just some third rate airlines in barely third world countries.

...because they only know how to "program" airplanes, not actually fly them.

 

[2ndamendfan]

Note to self. Planes flying from Ukraine or to Ukraine through hostile areas are prone to falling from the sky. (Dont forget the Russians 2014).

 

[sharac]

Dont forget the Russians 2014

You mean Ukrops and their Western handlers...

This as far as it can be seen from the video is not a rocket or a "large" bomb as it simply burns without a flash or anything other in the pretty dark sky. Probably Mossad cleaning up or provoking shit - passenger list might be interesting maybe some nuclear scientists, rocket specialists etc...

 

[rjacobs]

Hi,

Here is better video.....



Sincerely,
Theis

Thats some suspicious ass bright flashes that go off RIGHT under the airplane just prior to the engine "catching fire"...

 

[pmclaine]

Thats some suspicious ass bright flashes that go off RIGHT under the airplane just prior to the engine "catching fire"...

This is ripe for BS.

Ukraine needs to demand return of their property and just get the issue settled.

If they fail to do so within hours World Court should say "Sanctions! No oil sales for you! Irans ports are Blockaded!"

If it was shot down I would say there is about zero chance Trump doesn't know that already and that knowledge comes with huge leverage.

Lot of lying going on here.

Based on @THEIS photos the attack doesn't appear to have been totally harmless and if the plane was shot down as others have mentioned it will become a propaganda moment for the Dems to defend their Iranian allies and excoriate Trump wrongly for blame.

Might be why both sides are cooling the rhetoric.

 

[2ndamendfan]

2 missiles just landed in the Iraqi "green Zone". Awaiting details.

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Missile landed by the Embassy.....US Aircraft are now flying over the city even though Iraq Gov't has not approved their operations.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[2ndamendfan]

Hi,

Missile landed by the Embassy.....US Aircraft are now flying over the city even though Iraq Gov't has not approved their operations.

View attachment 7220477

Sincerely,
Theis

I knew you would be here shortly. Hence the "awaiting details" part.

 

[W54/XM-388]

So the Iranians want to kick it up a notch it seems.......
I wonder if Trump will let them have a little more of a taste of our stuff shortly?

 

[7.62willdo]

I’m guessing the pilot forgot to turn on the IFF.....

 

[BoilerUP]

UNVERIFIED AT THIS POINT...BUT:

This is an image allegedly taken near the 737 crash site in Tehran.

This is an image of a forward section of a 9M330 surface to air missile, which has a 15kg warhead and is utilized by the Tor missile system (NATO designation SA-15 Gauntlet) of which Iran is an operator.

 

[7.62willdo]

I got a believe that the US would’ve intercepted any radio traffic between that aircraft and the ground at that particular point in time and location..........

 

[2ndamendfan]

agree. I suspect they shot it down thinking it was a bomber.

I wouldn't say you are wrong, 737 looks just like a B52.

 

[Forgetful Coyote]

@THEIS if you were a pilot in 737 and had a Tor missile shot at you, and the missile was within your field of view, would you be able to see the missile and the rocket plume as it came toward you? Or would it be very difficult to see??

 

[THEIS]

Hi,



Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Sean the Nailer]

I know that most of you know that I don't know everything yet. (but I'm trying). The question is though, didn't the Japanese people completely 're-boot' their way of thought and outlook on humanity in general?

Isn't if "for the good of all" that a similar "re-boot" take place in this quagmire? Who really has the patience to continue to coddle?

 

[pmclaine]

UNVERIFIED AT THIS POINT...BUT:

This is an image allegedly taken near the 737 crash site in Tehran.

This is an image of a forward section of a 9M330 surface to air missile, which has a 15kg warhead and is utilized by the Tor missile system (NATO designation SA-15 Gauntlet) of which Iran is an operator.

Not seeing any images.....

 

[BoilerUP]

Not seeing any images.....

I’m evidently struggling with the htmfailz today...

Twitter is a SA-15 seeker from Ukraine, the sunny ground photo is allegedly from near the 737 crash site in Tehran.

 

[Bender]

Shot down.

I’d bet my left buddy on it.

 

[BullGear]

I’m evidently struggling with the htmfailz today...

Twitter is a SA-15 seeker from Ukraine, the sunny ground photo is allegedly from near the 737 crash site in Tehran.

Well now, isn't that interesting???

 

[Nik H]

Oopsies

 

[sharac]

Those bright flashes are lights on the ground check the video further and you'll see when car clears ridge/tree line those are city lights...

Use your brains please who would be that dumb to accidentally shot down a plane taking off from a civil airport in a clear rising pattern with schedule of flights pretty well known inside of Iran without any airdef picking up contact ages ago... With transponder on... OMFG...


I really don't know whats up with you, either some of you are THAT DUMB or are so indoctrinated you simply WISH for it to be so...


https://sites.google.com/site/samsimulator1972/home play some to see how it worked ages ago...

 

[craigos]

them some stupid bastards playing with fire