Originally Posted by
short bus
I think it is possible the rear steel rocket part of the missle impacted somewhere into (through?) MH17 as well. That tree sized piece moving at a very high velocity would do significant damage.
I suspect that it made the gash in the left wingtip near the "safety line attach point" red circle. Not significant damage, but a trace of missile trajectory (from the front).
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/jer...s/14714323731/
http://aviaforum.ru/showpost.php?p=1593510