Jul 18 (NDTV): A picture of what is believed to be MH 17 was apparently posted by a Dutch passenger of the Malaysian flight shot down in Ukraine on Thursday.
In a Facebook post, apparently from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, the passenger added a caption that roughly translates as, "if the plane disappears, this is what it looks like."
The joke, referencing the Malaysia Airlines MH 370 flight that disappeared in March, drew many amused responses.
But hours later, when news broke about a Malaysia Airlines plane traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has been shot down, friends started showing concern.
The comment is now viral on twitter, a chilling twist to the tragedy. Nearly 300 passengers and crew members died after the plane was shot down by what US officials say was a surface-to-air missile.
"So sad," said a tweet. "So erie (sic). So sad. So uncalled for," another post said.
Another tweet claimed that the plane made its first trip exactly 17 years ago on the same day that it crashed - 17 July.
"Haunting: Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, Reg 9M-MRD, made 1st flight on 7-17-97. It met its end 17 years later, to the day -aviation official," tweeted C.J. Chivers.