Missiles Leave Tell-Tale Signs That Should Solve Iran Jet Puzzle
- Investigators will scour debris of downed Boeing 737 for clues
- Multiple previous cases lead way for investigators in crash
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Verifying whether the Ukrainian jetliner that plunged to the ground in flames near Tehran on Wednesday was hit with a missile should be far more straightforward than the heated rhetoric surrounding the event.
Surface-to-air missiles leave a distinctive trail of evidence after striking an aircraft, such as the pattern of pockmarks in the fuselage, shrapnel wounds in people who were on board -- and the data left behind on flight recorders.