Airplane shot down in Colombia

"Flydive" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The United States is signatory to treaties prohibiting firing upon
civilian aircraft, but regularly violates these treaties. This is
behavior that we used to associate with the worst aspects of the Soviet
Union and other rogue states.

Just curious: When has the US ever fired on civilian aircraft?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



I kind of remember something about an Iranian Airbus.

The Airbus incident was indeed tragic. But, the context was completely
different. The Airbus shoot-down was a horrible mistake involving its
mistaken identity as an immediate threat. This occurred in the vicinity of
ongoing hostilities. The shoot-down of the presumed drug runner was the
intentional stalking and shoot down of a civilian aircraft which posed no
immediate threat.

One question... Was the drug runner shoot-down during daylight hours? You
would think the intelligent drug runner would fly at night when
essentially day, VFR fighters wouldn't be effective.

KB

Kyle Boatright wrote:
"Flydive" wrote in message
...
Jay Honeck wrote:
The United States is signatory to treaties prohibiting firing upon
civilian aircraft, but regularly violates these treaties. This is
behavior that we used to associate with the worst aspects of the Soviet
Union and other rogue states.
Just curious: When has the US ever fired on civilian aircraft?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


I kind of remember something about an Iranian Airbus.

The Airbus incident was indeed tragic. But, the context was completely
different. The Airbus shoot-down was a horrible mistake involving its
mistaken identity as an immediate threat. This occurred in the vicinity of
ongoing hostilities. The shoot-down of the presumed drug runner was the
intentional stalking and shoot down of a civilian aircraft which posed no
immediate threat.

I agree.
Also, maybe the initial part of the tape is missing, so were there
warnings before? And I did not see the normal intercept procedures as
per ICAO




One question... Was the drug runner shoot-down during daylight hours? You
would think the intelligent drug runner would fly at night when
essentially day, VFR fighters wouldn't be effective.

KB