MALAYSIA AIRLINES B777-2H6 9M-MRD (CN 28411) SPORTING THE "FREEDOM OF SPACE" LIVERY |
The incident was and still is the deadliest airliner shootdown incident to date. All 283 passengers and 15 crew died. The crew were all Malaysian, while over two-thirds (68%) of the passengers were Dutch. Most of the other passengers were Malaysians and Australians, the remainder were citizens of 7 other countries. At least twenty family groups were on the aircraft and eighty passengers were under the age of 18.
Nation Number
Netherlands 193
Malaysia 43
Australia 27
Indonesia 12
United Kingdom 10
Germany 4
Belgium 4
Philippines 3
Canada 1
New Zealand 1
Total 298
MH 17 was operated by a Boeing 777-2H6ER registration 9M-MRD (CN 28411). MRD was the 84th Boeing 777 produced, it first flew on the 17th July 1997, exactly 17 years before the incident, and was delivered new to Malaysia Airlines on the 29th July 1997. Powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines and carrying 280 seats (33 business and 247 economy), the aircraft had recorded more than 76,300 hours in 11,430 cycles before the crash.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH ALL THE FAMILES AND FRIENDS AS THEY REMEMBER LOVED ONES TODAY
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH ALL THE FAMILES AND FRIENDS AS THEY REMEMBER LOVED ONES TODAY
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