Thu, Mar 10, 2005

More Evidence Points At Missile Downing Of RAF C130

Investigation Rules Out Some Accidental Causes

A British C-130 that crashed northwest of Baghdad in January may have been brought down by a surface-to-air missile.

An interim report by Britain's Ministry of Defense suggests the aircraft was not brought down by lightning, airframe fatigue or some sort of mid-air collision. But the report does not rule out downing by a SAM.

But if that's the case, investigators wonder, does it mean Iraqi insurgents have a surface-to-air missile capable of shooting down an aircraft flying above 15,000 feet?

Perhaps not.

Investigators suggest the aircraft may have been flying below that level.

Shortly after the C130 (file photo of type, above) went down, taking ten British military men to their deaths, the Iraqi rebel group Ansar al-Islam distributed a videotape its members said showed the aircraft being shot down. At the time, it was the UK military's single biggest loss of life since the March, 2003 invasion.

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More Evidence Points At Missile Downing Of RAF C130

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