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History of shot down airplanes

If Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down, it won’t be the first time this sort of incident has occurred
Malaysian Air Flight 17 likely joins group of deadly shoot downs 00:39

If Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile, it won't be the first time this type of thing has happened. In two incidents in 1983 and 1988, commercial airplanes were shot down killing hundreds.

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