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1. 2nd source on Ukraine's radar stations being down for maintenance
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:43 AM
Mar 2016
http://www.dagelijksestandaard.nl/20...an-ramp-mh17/#


Additional new MH-17 news: From Google translate. A minimum of four radar systems should have images of MH17 disaster

By Michael van der Galien January 22, 2016

Professor and radar expert Piet van Genderen, TU Delft, says that at least four radars should have picked up the images of flight MH17 being downed.

That is a remarkable statement because it proves the government has no radar images and also has not been able to get their hands on them.

During a hearing in the House, Van Genderen literally said the following:

"The primary radar images of these four facilities are the most important because the chances are that they picked up the image of the BUK missile and it should be seen. Also, the disintegration of the aircraft is on these images, it should almost certainly be noticeable."

This involves three radar stations in Ukraine and one in Russia. All four facilities would see what brought down the plane. These countries, however, deny they have these images.

Van Genderen trust it for a penny:

"That these facilities were all out of operation or undergoing maintenance as Ukraine and Russia claim is not credible."

Satellite Expert Marco Langbroek adds that he finds it strange that the government is doing nothing to retrieve the satellite imagery.

"Three of these satellites covered Ukraine at the time of the crash. It seems to me that to see justice served there is every interest to have this information. Indeed, the evidence can thus be substantiated. "

And now it comes: Minister Ard van der Steur still maintains that he does not need more images of the flight. He states this while every expert says that these images are a) in existence and b) will prove conclusively who shot the aircraft down.

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