Thanks for the clarification.The opening post was a bit vague.I thought it was from inside the aircraft as shooting from the outside seemed very outlandish.They didn't, shooting was from ground
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Thanks for the clarification.The opening post was a bit vague.I thought it was from inside the aircraft as shooting from the outside seemed very outlandish.They didn't, shooting was from ground
If you ever travel Peshawar , its impossible to provide security to slow moving object , like transport plane. Plus, fighter plane is hard to target its fast moving and never know it come back to terrorist home with few small deliveries.And this Enemy is "Hydra-Headed". You chop off one head and another one appears. This is idealogy based warfare. More so on some demented religious idealogy. Its not going to be easy to fight people "who see and hear divine commandments" and who are convinced that they have "booked their place in heaven".
Same for the misplaced notion that Al-Qaeda has been eliminated, its not it just mutated and multiplied like an amoeba.
Not necessarily. Its more important to beef up the Security there. Even more so considering that its actually a PAF airfield. If a PAF plane had been attacked instead?
If you ever travel Peshawar , its impossible to provide security to slow moving object , like transport plane. Plus, fighter plane is hard to target its fast moving and never know it come back to terrorist home with few small deliveries.
Its known fact at night when plane lands at airport, pilot turn off all cabin crew to passenger cabins lights. PIA been aware of this threat .
I dont think the pilot turning off lights at landing has anything to do with trying to the visibility of plane from outside.If you ever travel Peshawar , its impossible to provide security to slow moving object , like transport plane. Plus, fighter plane is hard to target its fast moving and never know it come back to terrorist home with few small deliveries.
Its known fact at night when plane lands at airport, pilot turn off all cabin crew to passenger cabins lights, before landing. PIA been aware of this threat .
Terrorist has now long range weapon with good accuracy . Attack on Musharraf plane from populated area.I meant a PAF transport aircraft not a Fighter. Even Senior PAF personnel fly in transport aircraft. This incident shows that they can also be vulnerable.
Secondly, since this is a PAF airfield that is also used by PIA and other Civilian Flights; thus PAF is primarily responsible for Airfield and perimeter security. This incident seems to indicate that the Security is insufficient. Now let us speculate; if a PAF AWACs or Refueller was making an approach to the airfield, it would present any identical target. As it is, the Erieye Fleet has taken a major hit. Should not the PAF be careful about the security of its own airfields?
Even the bit about switching lights off etc. is meaningless, are the aircraft movements at Peshawar only restricted to night-time? In day-time any aircraft like a PAF transport or Passenger Jet will be extremely conspicous.
The PAF brass have to do some really some hard thinking and the Peshawar Base Commander should face some tough questions.
This airport / base should be closed and moved to a new safer location!!
Those who travel Peshawar by air , know it very well. Before landing or away couple of mile from airport they turn off lights. Even its against CAA international law. But security comes first.I dont think the pilot turning off lights at landing has anything to do with trying to the visibility of plane from outside.
It is a standard procedure designed to help passenger's eye accommodate to darkness so that in case of an emergency (which is most likely while landing or taking off), the passengers are able to see the emergency evacuation lights.
Terrorist has now long range weapon with good accuracy . Attack on Musharraf plane from populated area.
Some weapon in and around Peshawar area...
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Those who travel Peshawar by air , know it very well. Before landing or away couple of mile from airport they turn off lights. Even its against CAA international law. But security comes first.
How bad is the A310?
The effective range of an AK is quite a bit less than that. If the news of casualties is correct, then the aircraft was punctured by bullets which is serious, even the cockpit would be easy to hit.
However, please remember that approach "funnel area" at the Runway threshold extends quite a bit onwards and it incorporates both the "over-run" gravel/sand area and then the approach lighting even beyond that. All of that is (or should be) well secured within the Airfield Perimeter and regularly well patrolled.
Even more so in light of the recent JIA attack. So still its not completely plausible.
happened outside the airport when the flight was preparing to land and flying low.How can someone fire at the flight? After such a brazen attack on an airport, security should have been beefed up. It is appalling to see that gun trotting people can "enter" an international airport this easily. It is going to be a cause of concern for other countries.
Thats f**ked up $hit right there. poor child.nine-year-old daughter was crying, 'My mother is dead, my mother is dead'," said Khan.