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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by Qem on Friday December 27, 2024 @11:44AM (#42523646)
I trust neither. The Houthis downed a number of enemy aircraft over the years, so I don't discard they were able to do it this time again. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_...

But if you managed do find some evidence of it being friendly fire, besides just taking US Navy word at face value, feel free to share with us.

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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by jvanderbot on Friday December 27, 2024 @12:22PM (#42524019)
Yes, they can down aircraft flying over their territory.

But downing an American aircraft right next to its fleet, shortly after takeoff, is not something I would imagine they could do.

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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by tptacek on Friday December 27, 2024 @03:57PM (#42525968)
Have they ever before? They claimed to have shot down a Saudi F-15 back in 2018, and even that was debunked.
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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by Spooky23 on Friday December 27, 2024 @12:38PM (#42524189)
Pretty unusual for a military org to cop to gross incompetence when enemy fires are a plausible explanation.
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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by hilux on Friday December 27, 2024 @12:56PM (#42524357)
For the US Navy, admitting a friendly fire shootdown has got to be the most embarrassing thing imaginable. So, yes, I do believe them.
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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by boomboomsubban on Friday December 27, 2024 @03:03PM (#42525541)
Really? I feel like "Iran shot down a US Navy jet" is more embarrassing than "the US shot down a US Navy jet." Not for the pilots responsible, but for the Navy as a whole. I don't have any insight on this particular story though.
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Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers by burnerthrow008 on Friday December 27, 2024 @04:50PM (#42526372)
Why would that be embarrassing? No aircraft is invulnerable, especially not conventional (non-stealth) aircraft.

I don’t think there is any general expectation among the American public or military that American aircraft will never be shot down.

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