from smouldering wreckage to thick smok billowing high into the sky these are the dramatic pictures that show the grim fate of malaysia airlines flight Mh17 the shocking images show burnt metal a brokn wingand emergency services scouring the desolate scene as members of the public anxiously await further details the crash killed 298 people-including nine brits-with debris and bodies scattered 15km around the crash site the boeing 777 flying from amsterdam to kuala lumpur was shot down over eastern ukraine in a missile attack killng all 295 people aboard a number of airlines including british airways have said they are now avoiding ukrainianairspace