Simviation Forum - Aircraft hit by Missile

Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 6:52am

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A DHL A300 was hit by a SAM on departure from Baghdad airport,
more info here
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=2&u=/ap/20031122/ap_on_re_...

lucakly damage was minor.

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Reply #1 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 9:09am

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hm...strange.

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Reply #2 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 9:22am

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Reply #3 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 11:15am

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They don't know for sure it was a missile! BTW, does anyone want to guess where they got those SAMs from?

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Reply #4 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 11:18am

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most news company i have seen have reported a missile, with a 1lb warhead.

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Reply #5 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 11:23am

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Well, no one was hurt and that's all that matters...

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Reply #6 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 11:24am

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Sa-7 likes to go after the sun...

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

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Reply #7 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 11:30am

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I think you'll find a lot of those SAM's were provided by the US during the Iran/Iraq war...

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Reply #8 - Nov 22^nd, 2003 at 12:54pm