The maps on the
Aviation Herald depict the following sequence:
- Aircraft departs airport heading northwest and paralleling the Karaj River.
- Missile strike video recorded with camera pointing northeast from near the Karaj River (town of Parand) as aircraft passes right to left -
still tracking NW.
- no radio transmissions or XPDR received after approximately that point
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then the track turns right to SE to point of ground impact.
Is there evidence contradicting that sequence?
I've seen no evidence whatsover that the aircraft was hit by a missile while travelling "back to the airport" - and video that implies it was hit while travelling NW enroute Kyiv. But I have an open mind if there is additional evidence.
Crash: UIA B738 at Tehran on Jan 8th 2020, lost height after departure, aircraft on fire after missile hit