esmith
Veteran Member
To tell you the truth when I first heard about this yesterday I said this sounds like someone launched a SAM thinking it was an inbound military aircraft. It has happened before. Now with the story released by different news sources it appears that I might have been right. The aircraft was at 8000 feet when the incident happened. Here is the story from different sources
Ukrainian airplane shot down by mistake by Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Pentagon officials believe
Plane crash in Iran: Live updates on the investigation - CNN
Ukrainian airplane shot down by mistake by Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Pentagon officials believe
Plane crash in Iran: Live updates on the investigation - CNN