Tu-154 plane sent SOS before crash
SOCHI. Aug 25 (Interfax) –
The Tu-154 airliner that crashed en route from Moscow to Sochi on Tuesday night had sent an SOS message just before the it went down, a source with Russian security agencies told Interfax.
No other messages were received from either of the two crashed planes, he said. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG AIR DIS VIO] va <>
By: Hand87_5 - 26th August 2004 at 08:01
Well I’m affraid that FSB didn’t get rid of the bad habits of the ex KGB !
By: andrewm - 26th August 2004 at 07:55
One exploded (according to eye whitnesses) and one gave hijacking code. mmm what is there to NOT point to terrorism plus FSB is involved!
By: F-18 Hamburger - 26th August 2004 at 04:18
Latest news seem to make terrorism unlikely. A bit nerving indeed it is, just was on a Tu-154 last month!
By: GDL - 25th August 2004 at 12:07
With all due respect to the victims, this is one remarkable coincidence – IF it is. I have my doubts. Two jets taking off from the same airport and BOTH going down within a short time of each other. It smells………. 😡
By: Hand87_5 - 25th August 2004 at 11:56
It seems that both planes took off from the same airport.
By: 4 engines good - 25th August 2004 at 11:45
Like Sandy I agree that it’d had to be an incredible coincidence for both a/c to crash within moments of each other.
As it’s been reported one of them issued a hijack alert so I have no doubt in my mind this was deliberate.
Chechynia elections are a few days away and the Russians were expecting ‘a spectacular’ apparently… 🙁
By: Hand87_5 - 25th August 2004 at 10:52
The good news is that “only” 89 died in the 2 planes crash.
It seems that they were far to be full.
By: Bmused55 - 25th August 2004 at 09:43
Well, yes. I think however there may be foul play involved here.
Or else it is an incredible but tragic coincidence. (not impossible)
By: Hand87_5 - 25th August 2004 at 09:32
It seems that they got a little help this time….
By: steve rowell - 25th August 2004 at 09:30
Russian planes fall out the sky with regular monotony without the help of terrorists
By: Hand87_5 - 25th August 2004 at 08:17
And after …… 🙁
It looks like a TU -134 though ….
By: Hand87_5 - 25th August 2004 at 08:14
Here she is in last June. (RA-65080)
By: airband1 - 25th August 2004 at 08:04
If yopu go here http://www.interfax.ru/?lang=e& you can read the news as it comes
By: Hand87_5 - 25th August 2004 at 08:02
I just read that a second plane crashed in Russia and they consider terrorism. 🙁
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