… by Jeff Smith, VT Science Editor
Jeff served in Sinai with the UN Treaty Supervision Organization
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1. Tail separated from forward fuselage and impacted in a separate area unburnt.
2. The wing impacted the ground unbroken in one piece missing the engines. Fire damage was from its internal fuel load.
3. This means that the engines were blown off their mounts in mid flight.
4. Only an external explosion of great magnitude detonated below the aircraft could do this. If it was a bomb planted in the aft wheel well it would not have blown off the engines. The engines impacted separately from the wing.
The greater the impact separation distance is, the higher the altitude that they broke off at. The engine turbine blades are completely missing meaning that the engines took damage before impact.
A small shoulder fired missile could not have done this. Only a really big radar guided missile could do this. This is zone A or area A of the Sinai UN DMZ zone patrolled by everybody. There is no way that ISIS could have snuck a missile that big into that area without being spotted by somebody.
Israeli radar covers that area very well, they track everything that moves. Jordanian radar only covers the Red Sea area and Acaba area etc. Egyptian radar is on the other side of the Suez canal and it is blocked below 24,000 feet by the mountains in that area. So the Egyptians were radar blinded. If a missile hit it the Israelis would know.
The area is ringed with military check points both UN, Multinational Force and Egyptian. Nothing can move without being searched first. The terrain is rough and the roads are very limited.
Conclusion it was either a bomb planted in the aft wheel well compartment by ground crew just before take off or it was a radar guided SAM fired from Israeli. Security at that airport is also handled by Israeli security personnel under international travel agreements. As usual never trust Israeli security………
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Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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