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shraby

(21,946 posts) Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:10 PM Mar 2014

If the missing plane was detected by the military going in a different direction,

wouldn't that have rung warning bells at military headquarters? An unidentified plane in an airspace where no plane is supposed to be usually gets the military on high alert in most countries. It's hard to believe they didn't speak up sooner.

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If the missing plane was detected by the military going in a different direction, (Original Post) shraby Mar 2014 OP

That's the question... If the report is correct. longship Mar 2014 #1

I agree with you Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #3

"...but when the plane came up missing, they pulled the radar logs to find it." longship Mar 2014 #4

Will we learn the military shot it down? rgbecker Mar 2014 #2

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. That's the question... If the report is correct.

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:35 PM

Mar 2014

Things get messy in these affairs. Mistakes are made.

Don't you think they would know a commercial flight? Being at peace, why would they panic about an overflight? Especially since there are plenty of flights in and out of that general area daily.

I am not surprised at all. And that's if this is not a mistaken sighting.

There's no confirmation.

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

3. I agree with you

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:46 PM

Mar 2014

I don't know if the military keeps track of all flight plans or not. Generally they are not concerned with civilian planes as long as you stay out restricted airspace. And for civillian ATC, loosing a plane on radar over the ocean isn't that uncommon, so that alone would not ring alarm bells. I would imagine planes over the ocean are not heavily monitored by the Military, but when the plane came up missing, they pulled the radar logs to find it.

longship

(40,416 posts)

4. "...but when the plane came up missing, they pulled the radar logs to find it."

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:49 PM

Mar 2014

Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!

We have a winner.

rgbecker

(4,831 posts)

2. Will we learn the military shot it down?

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:38 PM

Mar 2014

Or will they somehow cover that up...if indeed they took it out thinking it was coming with harm in mind?

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