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12. I'm reminded of MH370, hacking of European air traffic control, loss of transp over Afghanistan

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 11:45 AM

Jul 2014

and other stories. Maybe I'm too much into creative speculation.

13 planes vanish from radars over Europe
As many as 13 planes flying over Europe vanish from radar screens in an "unprecedented" series of blackouts that lasted 25 minutes with claims air traffic control could have been hacked
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/10898385/13-planes-vanish-from-radars-over-Europe.html

NEW DELHI: A Chicago-bound Boeing 777 of Air India on Monday returned to Delhi six hours after taking off from IGI airport as the aircraft suffered a transponder failure just when it was about to cross Afghanistan.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chicago-bound-Air-India-flight-suffers-snag-back-to-Delhi-6-hours-after-take-off/articleshow/31776979.cms

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Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down jet [View all] bemildred Jul 2014 OP

Meh. Igel Jul 2014 #1

It's basically the first time we can say rebels couldn't have done it. joshcryer Jul 2014 #2

Moscow: Kiev allegations that Russian jet downed Ukraine plane absurd bemildred Jul 2014 #3

ouch...it was enough for molotov cocktails jakeXT Jul 2014 #6

Russia did not shoot down Ukraine warplane, says Russia U.N. envoy bemildred Jul 2014 #7

UPDATE 1-Russia says talks with EU on Ukraine gas supply delayed bemildred Jul 2014 #4

Russian jets shoot down Ukrainian warplane over Ukraine: Kiev military bemildred Jul 2014 #5

Putin denies Russia to reopen Cuba spy post bemildred Jul 2014 #8

Report: Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine jakeXT Jul 2014 #9

I'm kind of watching that story, I don't trust it. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #11

Reported shot down James48 Jul 2014 #14

video PeaceMonger12345 Jul 2014 #10

That's an earlier Ukrainian plane that was shot down in June muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #15

Russia said the Ukrainians did it. SummerSnow Jul 2014 #16

Would not surprise me in the least if this were a false flag operation Hugabear Jul 2014 #17

And I bet when you hear hoofs you think "Unicorns!"....lol EX500rider Jul 2014 #18

False flag operations have never happened before? Hugabear Jul 2014 #19

Improbable rather then impossible.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #20