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Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 6:52 am
by Craig.
A DHL A300 was hit by a SAM on departure from Baghdad airport,
more info here
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... iraq_plane

lucakly damage was minor.

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 9:09 am
by ATI_7500
hm...strange.

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 9:22 am
by Hagar
Lucky.

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 11:15 am
by Wing Nut
They don't know for sure it was a missile!  BTW, does anyone want to guess where they got those SAMs from?

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 11:18 am
by Craig.
most news company i have seen have reported a missile, with a 1lb warhead.

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 11:23 am
by Wing Nut
Well, no one was hurt and that's all that matters...

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 11:24 am
by Ivan
Sa-7 likes to go after the sun...

wingti hit with a heatseeker  ??? it isnt hot there

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 11:30 am
by Wing Nut
I think you'll find a lot of those SAM's were provided by the US during the Iran/Iraq war...

Re: Aircraft hit by Missile

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 12:54 pm
by ATI_7500
friendly fire by bored M163 vulcan gunners?

Beep Beep!  Radar Lock!

PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 3:02 pm
by Scorpiоn
Now where's that feature in FS2004? ;D