Turkish F-4 Jet Shot Down by Syria

[Velo Vol]

Turkey-Syria relations: Taking a nose dive? - Inside Syria - Al Jazeera English

Guy speculates that the Syrians might have mistakenly shot down the plane, thinking it was another defector.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

The latests reports say it mistakenly entered Syrian airspace but quickly exited and was shot down over international waters. Turkey has invoked articles 4+5 for a NATO meeting

 

[cd12]

faulty On Star?

 

[Velo Vol]

WW III hasn't started . . . yet.

 

[Burhead]

Syrians fired on another Turkish plane participating in the SAR for the pilots...

 

[BearCat204]

Syrians fired on another Turkish plane participating in the SAR for the pilots...

If it is in international waters at this point, then this will turn out pretty bad

 

[Velo Vol]

It doesn't seem Turkey wants a fight. And unless the Syrian regime has completely lost it, they certainly don't want a fight against a bigger military.

 

[myrobbins7]

The Turkish military mobilized large numbers of reinforcements from its eastern provinces to the Syrian border on Tuesday, amid rising tension with Damascus, after the downing by Syria of a Turkish Air Force jet on Friday, Turkish media reported.



Furious Turkey mobilizes tanks, troops to Syrian border | The Times of Israel

 

[#VFL__]

And today Syria declares that it is engaged in war....awesome

 

[Velo Vol]

And today Syria declares that it is engaged in war

With itself.

 

[#VFL__]

Yeah that's true but it won't stay that way for obvious reasons. Wish they could find a solution but when you have Russia behind you, you are going to act irrational.

 

[Burhead]

BBC News - Turkey scrambles F-16 jets on Syria border

 

[rjd970]

BBC News - Turkey scrambles F-16 jets on Syria border

Yep, multiple reports.

Turkey scrambles jets as Syrian choppers near border - CNN.com

 

[myrobbins7]

Diplomatic sources say Russian technicians at Syria's missile battery control centers played key role in interception and shooting down of Turkey's F-4E Phantom II

Report: Russia involved in downing of Turkish jet - Israel News, Ynetnews

 

[Velo Vol]

Report: Russia involved in downing of Turkish jet - Israel News, Ynetnews

What's the evidence? This?

A source in Israel's Air Force was quoted as saying “we would not be surprised if these Russian experts, if they didn’t push the button, at least were beside the Syrian officers who did it."

 

[Velo Vol]

"Turkey: Phantom Shoot-Down?"