oh bs. End of the Navy practicing without notice to airlines. Not the end of civil aviation.
Maybe not, but another shoot down would. If not the end, it would lead to draconian measures to keep flights safe. I’ve thought since TWA 800 that taking out two passenger planes, one on each coast, at the same time, would shut down the airlines. I hope we get the truth about TWA 800 someday.
A friend of mine worked for TWA at the time of the downing. A colleague of his worked in the hanger where the parts of the plane were reassembled as they were found. My friend asked his hanger friend months later what he thought. All he would say is “WE fuvked up”. Third hand, but I totally trust my friend.