Event

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

17 Jul 2014 · 48.14° N, 38.64° E

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When
17 Jul 2014
Kind
Event
Coordinates
48.14° N, 38.64° E
Description
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

Summary

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

2014 aircraft shootdown over Ukraine

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-backed forces with a Buk 9M38 surface-to-air missile on 17 July 2014, while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.

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