Crash of Malaysian airplane was predicted by a joke on Facebook

Picture of plane taken by Cor

 A young Dutchman, Cor Pan, had posted a picture of the crashed Malaysian airliner on Facebook minutes before he boarded it, writing: "If it should disappear, this is what it looks like.". The joke was apparently in reference to another Malysian airplane which disappeared mysteriously over the Indian Ocean in March and is yet to be found.

But little did he know that his own flight was really going to vanish from radar screens and be hit by a missle in Ukraine. The plane crashed killing him and the other 297 occupants.

Cor's facebook timeline

According to an AFP report, there has been no confirmation that Cor, was on board, but comments by his Facebook friends , however, seem to indicate that he was on board the flight. Late on Thursday his picture had been shared more than 10,000 times on the social media site.

Petra Bleeker posted a picture of Cor and his girlfriend Neeltje Tol on which she superimposed a white rose, signifying death. It was unclear whether Tol was also on the flight.

Another friend, Petr Bootsman wrote:"Such a beautiful couple who have been taken from life. I wish you the best wherever you are”.

Cor's profile picture on Facebook