November 24, 201510 yr Turkey says it has shot down a Russian-made warplane on the Syrian border for violating Turkish airspace. Two Turkish officials told Al Jazeera the plane was shot down on Tuesday by the Turkish military according to the rules of engagement. Russian jet shot down near Turkey-Syria border - Al Jazeera English
November 24, 201510 yr Both pilots ejected. Some news sources are reporting that one pilot has died. Syrian rebels control a lot of this area. Will be interesting to see who comes up with the pilots.
November 24, 201510 yr This will be interesting, as many military guys know on here Turkey is a key US interest and they are well equipped to defend themselves. Russia likes to play with fire and finally got burnt by somebody with the guts to do it.
November 24, 201510 yr Author The "accidental" crossing into Turkish airspace a few weeks ago by Russia was no accident. Putin playing games, to see how far he can go.
November 24, 201510 yr The "accidental" crossing into Turkish airspace a few weeks ago by Russia was no accident. Putin playing games, to see how far he can go. And now he knows.
November 24, 201510 yr The "accidental" crossing into Turkish airspace a few weeks ago by Russia was no accident. Putin playing games, to see how far he can go. And so did Hitler when he invaded the Rhineland and France did nothing. And we see how that played out.
November 24, 201510 yr There are now reports U.S. backed Syrian Rebels have shot down a Russian helicopter.
November 24, 201510 yr There are now reports U.S. backed Syrian Rebels have shot down a Russian helicopter. I think this is called a quagmire. Their is so many different groups in this area fighting they have no idea who has the pilots.
November 24, 201510 yr Am I the only one who read the headline (thinking Thanksgiving) and tried to figure out how a turkey shot down an airplane?
November 24, 201510 yr US forces have been deploying to Turkey recently. See link below. The A-10s make sense if fighting ISIS. The F-15s mission is air superiority. Not that ISIS has many aircraft. A proxy war that breaks out of Syria is a very bad thing. Second wave of US F-15s arrive at Turkey's Incirlik Air Base - News - Stripes
November 24, 201510 yr Author Video shows pilots parachuting after jet was downed Video shows pilots parachuting after jet was downed - CNN Video
November 24, 201510 yr Video shows pilots parachuting after jet was downed Video shows pilots parachuting after jet was downed - CNN Video The pilots were shot and killed as they parachuted down. At least that's what I read earlier today.
November 24, 201510 yr I know it's no joking matter but I saw the title of this thread and I thought is it was a Thanksgiving joke about the WKRP in Cincinnati episode referred to another thread.
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