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Aviation Safety

A Brief History of Airliner Shoot-Down Incidents (and Hoaxes).

Let’s Examine the Dangerous History of Civil Airliner Shoot-Downs by The Military. As we have reported yesterday, U.S., British and Canadian officials are "confident" that Iran (mistakenly) fired two surface-to-air…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 10, 2020
Aviation Safety

Iran State TV Releases Video of Ballistic Missile Launches on U.S. Targets in Iraq as Airliner Shoot-Down Story Breaks.

Exchange Begins as Competing Stories About Iranian Strikes and Airliner Shoot-Down Reach Media Outlets. Iranian state television has released new video of preparations and launches of the missile strike on…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 9, 2020
Aviation Safety

“Iran Likely Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner Near Tehran” US Defense Officials Say

Western officials are confident that Iran fired two surface to air missiles that brought down the Ukrainian B737 aircraft as a new video allegedly showing a missile hitting the airliner…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 9, 2020
Aviation Safety

Ukrainian 737 Crashes Shortly After Take Off From Tehran. Unverified Video Of Airliner Going Down Fuels Speculations.

Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 has crashed in Tehran. The incident occurred few hours after the Iranian strikes on U.S. Forces in Iraq, sparking speculations it was shot down by…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 8, 2020
Iran

Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Attack on U.S. Military and Coalition Forces in Iraq.

Sources Unclear on Specific Weapons and Targets, But Say At Least Two Waves of Attacks Have Been Carried Out As Part Of "Operation Martyr Soleimani". Iran has claimed that its…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 8, 2020
Iran

First Two Of Six B-52 Bombers Deploying To Diego Garcia Amid Growing Tensions With Iran

The strategic bombers and their support tankers could be tracked online as they moved from Barksdale Air Force Base to the American outpost in the Indian Ocean as part of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 7, 2020
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