Who shot down Malaysian Airlines flight 17?

Who shot down Malaysian Airlines flight 17?

All 298 people on board, most of whom were citizens of the Netherlands, died in the crash. A Dutch inquiry determined that the aircraft was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile.

What happened to the Malaysian flight in 2014?

Malaysia Airlines flight 17, also called Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, flight of a passenger airliner that crashed and burned in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board, most of whom were citizens of the Netherlands, died in the crash.

Has Flight MH 370 been found?

But despite all this, sometimes aircraft do disappear. Although it does not seem that long ago, Malaysia MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014. Despite air and sea searches of vast stretches of the Indian Ocean, the aircraft and its passengers has never been found.

Why did they shoot down mh17?

Investigators concluded that Russian forces transferred a Buk mobile surface-to-air missile battery to the rebels, who used it to shoot down the airliner, likely because they mistook it for a Ukrainian military transport.

Is it safe to fly over Ukraine?

It’s incredibly rare for something like this to happen, but as a precaution airlines have been told not to fly over eastern parts of Ukraine. David Learmount, a safety expert from Flight Global magazine, told Newsround: “Flying is an incredibly safe way to travel.

What happened to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?

The $160 million search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ended in January after a deep-sea sonar scan of 46,000 square miles of ocean floor southwest of Australia failed to find any trace of the Boeing 777 that vanished with 239 people aboard on March 8, 2014. But research has continued in an effort to refine a possible new search.

Was Malaysia Flight 370 found?

We’ve found it! Experts say they have located MH370 crash site. A group of aviation experts believe that they have located the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than six years after the airplane vanished on March 8, 2014. – NSTP file pic.

Was flight MH370 found?

Doomed Flight MH370 has been ‘found’ on Google Earth, according to an Australian amateur expert in air crash investigations . The flight, carrying 239 people, vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.