It’s the 17th of July 2014 and Sydney man Jack O’Brien races through Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, desperate not to miss his flight home – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. A few hours later, Jack’s flight would break apart in mid-air above eastern Ukraine and plunge into a sea of sunflowers, killing all 298 people aboard. Jack would never make it home. As the heart-wrenching news reached Jack’s family and the relatives of other victims, Australian officials embarked on an urgent mission to find the truth of what happened. It would become one of the most complex and dangerous international policing missions of our time.

It’s the 17th of July 2014 and Sydney man Jack O’Brien races through Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, desperate not to miss his flight home – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. A few hours later, Jack’s flight would break apart in mid-air above eastern Ukraine and plunge into a sea of sunflowers, killing all 298 people aboard. Jack would never make it home. As the heart-wrenching news reached Jack’s family and the relatives of other victims, Australian officials embarked on an urgent mission to find the truth of what happened. It would become one of the most complex and dangerous international policing missions of our time.

A gripping new documentary podcast from the Australian Federal Police featuring remarkable first-hand accounts and heart-breaking personal recollections that take you right to the heart of the AFP’s wide-reaching and compassionate response to one of the world’s worst aviation tragedies.

A gripping new documentary podcast from the Australian Federal Police featuring remarkable first-hand accounts and heart-breaking personal recollections that take you right to the heart of the AFP’s wide-reaching and compassionate response to one of the world’s worst aviation tragedies.

Remarkable first-hand accounts take you inside the AFP’s wide-reaching and compassionate response to one of the world’s worst aviation tragedies. This is an emotional story of unwavering dedication in the pursuit of justice for victims of crime… and the families left behind.

Search Among The Sunflowers

On the 17th of July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in the skies above eastern Ukraine. As the commercial passenger jet disintegrated, fiery debris and personal effects plunged into a sea of sunflowers and agricultural fields, sending plumes of thick smoke into the northern summer sky. 298 people, including 38 people who called Australia home, were on board. None survived.

Recovering and identifying victim remains would quickly become an unprecedented operation for the Australian Federal Police and their international counterparts. It would also become a complex mission to find the truth about what happened to MH17, with investigators driven by an unwavering dedication to seek justice for the families left behind.

Remarkable first-hand accounts and heart-breaking personal recollections will take you inside the AFP’s wide-reaching and compassionate response to one of the world’s worst aviation tragedies.

On the 17th of July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in the skies above eastern Ukraine. As the commercial passenger jet disintegrated, fiery debris and personal effects plunged into a sea of sunflowers and agricultural fields, sending plumes of thick smoke into the northern summer sky. 298 people, including 38 people who called Australia home, were on board. None survived.
Recovering and identifying victim remains would quickly become an unprecedented operation for the Australian Federal Police and their international counterparts. It would also become a complex mission to find the truth about what happened to MH17, with investigators driven by an unwavering dedication to seek justice for the families left behind.
Remarkable first-hand accounts and heart-breaking personal recollections will take you inside the AFP’s wide-reaching and compassionate response to one of the world’s worst aviation tragedies.

The destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in mid-air above the conflict-stricken area of eastern Ukraine would kickstart one of the most complex and dangerous international policing missions of our time.

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