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Old 14th Mar 2024, 02:30
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DogTailRed2
 
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Assuming this was caused by a drone entering the engine and as there was no large bang, so the drone didn't have a warhead, presumably the drone would cause that engine to start shedding bits. So it's likely there was a lot more damaged, controls, wires, hydraulics etc that would have contributed to the crash. We also don't know the experience or competence of the crew. There is a war on and they are loosing crews at a rate of nots. So possibly an inexperienced crew facing a major complex failure in a large, complex and seriously damaged aircraft. There's also the fog of war aspect. They may have assumed they were hit by a missile and more damaged than they actually were. Everything coming together in a perfect storm to bring the aircraft down.
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