Why Were Some Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Victims Found Without Their Clothes?By Caroline Bankoff

If the clothes are missing, usually that means that [the passenger] was probably either ejected from the plane or exposed to extreme wind blast going hundreds of miles an hour, falling out of the sky," said Diehl, who has worked as an investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the United States Air Force. "The effect of very high speed wind, or the slipstream, hitting the bodies can easily literally rip the clothing right off."
Diehl said that what happens to a passenger during a disaster like that of Flight 17, which was cruising at 33,000 feet when it was hit by a missile, is largely dependent on where the person was seated on the plane. "Your body could be stripped naked if you're thrown out through an opening, or your body could be relatively intact if you were in part of the aircraft that 'fluttered' down to the surface" because it was still connected to a wing or another part of the body of the aircraft. Though investigators don't yet know exactly how the Malaysia Airlines Boeing broke apart in the air, Diehl gave this example: "Let's say the fuselage's center wing section was still attached to one wing, it may have been twirling down at 120 miles per hour or something — almost like a high-speed car crash — so you might have very different amounts of destruction to the body."
Diehl did have one (very relatively) comforting thing to add: "The airplane most likely had a rapid decompression which, at those altitudes, would make you pass out." That, combined with "the G-forces of the airplane spinning around probably meant, mercifully, that most of these people weren't conscious on the way down."
 
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matt74 said --- My pet flies on a regular basis and when I read the manifest that the plane had two pet dogs and 9 birds my heart crumbled even more... I think one of the other dogs burned in the explosion. This one seemed to make it intact... the birds didn't look good either which makes me think oxygen etc was a huge problem for a while because birds can handle the skies etc better and they didn't survive it... I hope they didn't leave the animals behind in Ukraine... thats someones pet!!


Here are 2 birds that were on the plane. :super mad:
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Fragments of someone's life destroyed - a vinyl collection among the sunflowers. Bs52Kd1CYAE65MS.jpg

Next to the crash site, the most beautiful field of sunflowers swaying in the summer wind Bs6OlYNCQAAosaS.jpg
 
Hye there, i just want to introduce myself here and greet everyone. I'm here because i looked up the keyword mh17 bodies. I noticed everyone here are trying their best to help identify the victims. Good job and keep up the good work.

From Malaysia with love..
 
Hi everyone, i also want to introduce myself here. I'm a half malaysian (chinese) and hong konger. Good job and keep up the good work.

regards,
Kenji
Hong Kong or Kuala Lumpur...
 
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matt74 said --- My pet flies on a regular basis and when I read the manifest that the plane had two pet dogs and 9 birds my heart crumbled even more... I think one of the other dogs burned in the explosion. This one seemed to make it intact... the birds didn't look good either which makes me think oxygen etc was a huge problem for a while because birds can handle the skies etc better and they didn't survive it... I hope they didn't leave the animals behind in Ukraine... thats someones pet!!

Here are 2 birds that were on the plane. :super mad:
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Wait a min. Parrots(?) can't fly? Hm.........
 
I agree I hope they sent Quinta back. I would be even more devastated if my dog was left behind and would personally fetch it myself... when my cat flew to meet me abroad I couldn't function until she landed safely...
Yes. Poor Quinta. There is a profile of her in this article. http://nypost.com/2014/07/19/the-victims-of-the-flight-mh17-tragedy/

I know it's unlikely given that even living dogs are treated poorly in that part of the world, but I hope they sent Quinta back with the others. Her owner was waiting for her in Malaysia. If one of my dogs was lost, I'd want the body back.
 
Hey guys just introducing myself. Stumbled upon the site looking for photos of what this horror really looked like. Thanks for keeping us updated
 
thanks for sharing the truth about what happened, sincere condolences to all the relatives..I hope it will never happen again..
 
Hi, Im newbie here, from Malaysia. Its heartbreaking pictures of MH17 passengers. I heard that from the news that one of the pilot's body still strap on the seat. RIP lost souls.
 
Hi all! I'm from the Netherlands. I was looking for some more raw photos of the crash and stumbled apon this forum. Impressive work what you guys have been doing here. I hope all victims find peace. I was wondering if any crew members were found. I saw one here, but it seems it's mostly passengers only. I wonder what happened to them. 15 is quite a few!
 
matt74 said --- My pet flies on a regular basis and when I read the manifest that the plane had two pet dogs and 9 birds my heart crumbled even more... I think one of the other dogs burned in the explosion. This one seemed to make it intact... the birds didn't look good either which makes me think oxygen etc was a huge problem for a while because birds can handle the skies etc better and they didn't survive it... I hope they didn't leave the animals behind in Ukraine... thats someones pet!!


Here are 2 birds that were on the plane. :super mad:
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Here is the poor dog and 2 birds lost.
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Interesting article in theGuardian yesterday about why so many people wanted to see the graphic images from the crash scene.

LINK to article also check the comments section:


>>>WHY DID SO MANY PEOPLE SHARE GRAPHIC IMAGES OF MH17 CRASH SITE<<<


So, anyone wrote email to Guardian?

Did you share graphic images of MH17, and, if so, why? Is there value to sharing immediate, uncensored and unfiltered images from a breaking news event? Share your thoughts in the thread and we'll use a selection of the best on the site
 
Hi , I will take the oportunity to introduce myself.

I am from NL and I am hungry to know how reality looks like and who could ever do such an atrocity. Thanks to your forum the first question is answered, and i must admit that reality looks really tough out there.
R.I.P. for all the poor victims of such an insane mind whom I only can wish the worst HELL on earth for the longest time possible!
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New members please don't use this thread for your introductions. These can be done in the Noobzville Central forum where you can tell us more about yourselves please do not do it here.

This thread is only for Flight MH17 discussion and photos.

Forensic experts have already performed several autopsies on the bodies and said that explosive decompression and freezing temperatures were unsurvivable on flight MH17 and everyone was knocked out before they knew what was happening.

No one was conscious during the fall.
 
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British lawyer John Allen is also corpse at the scene possibly naked along with his wife Sandra and sons Christopher, Julian and Ian. Mr Allen had been based in Holland for 18 years.

Very nice man. It is very sad that he died.
 
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