Are MH17 and MH370 related?

Are MH17 and MH370 related? While the debris of MH17 was found and pieced together, MH370 has never been recovered. Investigative journalist Jeff Wise, in his 2015 book 'The Plane That Wasn't There', set out an argument that linked the two disasters together, claiming that it was possible that the same perpetrator was responsible for both.

Who was the youngest person on MH370?

Wang Moheng, 2, Chinese. The youngest passenger on flight MH370. The son of Wang Rui and Jiao Weiwei, Wang Moheng was only 23 months old at the time of the flight's disappearance. According to friends, his parents had taken him on his first overseas trip to “escape the bad air” of Beijing.

Have any other planes disappeared like MH370?

Several other planes have disappeared in the region including five US bombers that vanished in 1945, but in spite of massive air and sea searches, no trace of the bodies or aircraft was ever found. In 2009 a flight from Rio De Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 228 passengers and crew.

Is mh370 Based on a true story?

Premise. On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and all 239 passengers onboard disappeared without a trace. After nine years, family members, scientists, investigators, and journalists are still actively seeking explanations.

Why did Russia down MH17?

Dutch prosecutors said that there are strong indications that the Russian president decided on supplying a Buk missile system — the weapon that downed MH17 — to Ukrainian separatists.

Is anyone from MH370 still alive?

The plane has been missing since 2014 and there have been no confirmed sightings or reports of any survivors. It would be a miracle if any of the passengers were still alive after all this time, but miracles do happen! If they are out there somewhere, we can only hope that they are safe and sound.

What did Ukraine do to MH17?

Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to face off at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – the top United Nations court – over Moscow's support for pro-Russian forces blamed for “insurrection” against the Ukrainian state and armed violence that included the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, ...

Did MH370 families get money?

In 2014 all the families of passengers and crew on board MH370 were offered interim payments of US$50,000, non-conditional and regardless of any legal action, which some accepted.

Was MH17 a war crime?

Human rights judges have said cases against Russia for the shooting down of flight MH17 and other alleged war crimes can proceed to trial, as they ruled that separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine were under the effective control of the Russian Federation.

Could the MH370 debris be from MH17?

Amateur investigator Daniel Boyer has claimed some of the debris may in fact belong to MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine on July 17 2014. MH370 vanished without a trace on March 8 2014 with 239 people on board, but it believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.

Would MH370 still be intact?

Not only did this confirm the plane was not intact, but modelling of ocean currents concluded that MH370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean near Western Australia, and ocean currents then transported debris to Africa a year later.

Could MH370 have sunk?

The landing gear on missing flight MH370 was down, suggesting the pilot may have deliberately crashed into the sea to sink the jet quickly, experts have claimed.

Were the bodies found in MH370?

Despite extensive search operations, the MH370 was never found. Some claims about the MH370 debris washing ashore did pop up now and then, but there was never any conclusive evidence or claims that the debris actually was of MH370. No dead bodies were found either and neither was the plane's black box.

Could MH370 have been shot down?

After the discovery of the debris, some speculated that flight 370 was shot down, but no evidence of shrapnel from a missile or other projectiles has been found.

Are there any MH370 survivors?

While it has been established beyond doubt that the plane crashed into the ocean, with no survivors, the families of the dead understandably refuse to accept this conclusion.