It was pretty obvious that it didn't look like a "mechanical" issue from the get-go on the pilot forums. Too much strangeness. Of course, they're going to claim it was a mistaken lock intended for some US aircraft, I suspect, or something along those lines, because of course it's our fault they had to turn their missile defenses on in the first place. Sigh.Major shifts in that line of thinking today. Multiple outlets showing "video proof" of a missile striking the airliner. Now, I don't find the video compelling, but once PM Blackface piles on...
Pretty well over.