Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370?

Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by ianburrell on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @10:43PM (#34514136)

Also, there is nothing on Diego Garcia that could shoot down an airliner. There is Air Force base but it is all transports today with bombers in the past. There are no fighters based there and same was true in 2014. I couldn’t find any evidence of SAMs. The Air Force doesn’t believe in air defenses for bases outside of active war zones.

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by hammock on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:08PM (#34520950)

We had two carrier groups in the west pacific

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by ianburrell on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:49PM (#34521591)

Diego Garcia is in Indian Ocean, 2200 mi from Malaysia. The radar shows that MH370 went into the Indian Ocean not Pacific. If carrier was in the South China Sea, it would be pretty obvious that it was there and involved.

Carrier group is even less likely to shoot down airliner. In middle of ocean or crowded area like South China Sea, carrier group probably doesn't have its defenses on alert. It has fighters that can intercept and visually identify aircraft. In the middle of ocean, there is plenty of time to react. There isn't the hair trigger in middle of war zone that led to Iran Air Flight 655.

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by hammock on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @01:26PM (#34522167)

How far is the Indian Ocean from the west pacific?

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