Could’ve been a bit of an ‘ooopps!’ Moment!
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BorderReiver
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An old urban myth.
ElThomsono
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Yes, but in reality:
"Initial private assessments by American military officials determined that the crash was caused by a S-200 missile that had overshot its target drone—which had been destroyed successfully by an S-300 fired at the same time—and instead of self-destructing, locked on the passenger plane about 250 kilometres (160 mi) further away and detonated 15 metres (50 ft) over the plane."
en.wikipedia.org
"Initial private assessments by American military officials determined that the crash was caused by a S-200 missile that had overshot its target drone—which had been destroyed successfully by an S-300 fired at the same time—and instead of self-destructing, locked on the passenger plane about 250 kilometres (160 mi) further away and detonated 15 metres (50 ft) over the plane."
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 - Wikipedia
CaptainBeaky
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A very annoying urban myth, being composed of such utter bollocks...
300 is very slow for a Tornado.
Doesn't jam radar.
Speed gun wouldn't show up as targeting radar.
Sidewinder is a heat-seeking air-to-air jobbie.
And finally, FFS, missiles would not be fired without the pilot hiring the button.
/rant