MH17: Worst passenger plane disaster for Australians in 54 years

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated July 18 2014 - 4:13pm, first published 11:57am
The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash is seen near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014 Photo: Eryk Bagshaw
The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash is seen near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014 Photo: Eryk Bagshaw
Australian National Airways, 1960 Photo: Aussie Airliners
Australian National Airways, 1960 Photo: Aussie Airliners

The shooting down of MH17 over Ukraine has resulted in the third highest number of civilian casualties suffered by Australia in aviation history and the highest suffered in 54 years.

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