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Old 28th Jan 2020, 06:43
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Squawk7700
 
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Originally Posted by Stickshift3000
How so? Low level flight, rising terrain, potentially very poor visibility...
Exactly... it’s the same conditions they have been flying in for the previous 130 missions!

The point of impact appears to be significantly lower than their last observed altitude. If the fireball shown in the video is at the start of the 200 metre uphill “scrape” then it is even more puzzling.
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