Fleet in midflight between amsterdam and kuala lumpur. The plane departed amsterdam scheduled to arrive in kuala lumpur 12 hours later. Air Traffic Controllers lost contact with the plane two hours after takeoff. About 31 miles from the Russia Ukraine border. It is a stunning twist of fate that this was another Malaysia Airlines flight. The pictures are terrifying and tragic. Human beings intact, passports, even a guide book for a vacation unharmed. Yet every single human being on that plane lost their lives. This ominous picture of mh17 before takeoff was purported i taken by a passenger on the plane during boarding. He posted this picture referencing the missing plane, in case it disappears, this is what it looks like. We dont know how Many Americans were on the plane but the loss of lives are felt immediately on the ground. Dutch passports, many found on board seen on the ground untouched by fire or ruined. Some look unused, new. The wreckage you can see here in a field near the Don