Originally Posted by
wongsuzie
Is this correct?
The New York Times is referring to the second missile. They clarified it in the article but I can see how it could lead to confusion. The New York Post highlighted the New York Times article.
The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before it was struck by a second missile.
An earlier analysis by the newspaper confirmed that an Iranian missile struck the plane shortly after it took off from Tehran en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The paper also established that the transponder ceased working before that missile hit the plane.
The latest footage appears to confirm that the first strike disabled the transponder before the second strike — also seen in the video – about 23 seconds later, the Times reported.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/14/iran-p...ukraine-plane/