A 🧵on Just Culture in the light recent events and the firing of Ukraine's commander of the air force, General Mykola Oleschuk. As I am unfamiliar with the particular reasons for his removal, I am writing in the general sense. The concept of "Mission first, safety always" is a mantra used by many air forces, squadrons and aviation units across the globe. A safety-oriented culture is the backbone of any successful aviation organization, be it maintenance or operational areas.

@NOELreports Let's say it was loaded with ammunition: Which type?

If it were air defense missiles, these contain large amounts of solid rocket propellant. This burns with extreme bright flame and generates large clouds of white/grey smoke. Based on visual evidence, I can't see any of that.. @NOELreports .. if it were cruise missiles, these contain jet fuel, and if it caught fire, it would be indistinguishable from the aircraft's fuel tanks exploding. Their presence on board is hard to determine from the footage of the crash (impact) itself...

@vicktop55 So you mean to tell me, that out of 65 Ukrainian POWs there have only been 3 bodies filmed (and blurred)? Just before the plane crashed, the entire cockpit section came loose and fell to the ground. With that kind of damage, there's no chance to control the plane.





@vicktop55 Subsequently, the nose section and rest of the fuselage are separated on the ground. The nose, being mainly light metal structure with high amount of drag, will lose inertia and fall to the ground. The rest of the fuselage continues with high speed and crashes further away...