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| − | A Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet near the Syria–Turkey border on 24 November 2015.<ref name=TurkishGeneralStaffPressRelease>{{cite web | last=Press release | title = Hava sahası İletim | url = http://www.tsk.tr/3_basin_yayin_faaliyetleri/3_1_basin_aciklamalari/2015/ba_97.html | language = Turkish | trans-title = Transmission of Airspace | work = Turkish Armed Forces Chief of Staff | date = 24 November 2015 | accessdate = 24 November 2015}}</ref> According to Turkey, the aircraft was fired upon while in Turkish airspace because it violated the border up to a depth of 2.19Km for about 17 seconds after being warned to change its heading 10 times over a period of five minutes. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Turkey_downs_Russian_jet/207502662|title=Turkey downs Russian jet|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=24 November 2015|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> The Russia Defence Ministry denied the aircraft ever left Syrian airspace, counter-claiming that their satellite data showed that the Sukhoi was about | + | A Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet near the Syria–Turkey border on 24 November 2015.<ref name=TurkishGeneralStaffPressRelease>{{cite web | last=Press release | title = Hava sahası İletim | url = http://www.tsk.tr/3_basin_yayin_faaliyetleri/3_1_basin_aciklamalari/2015/ba_97.html | language = Turkish | trans-title = Transmission of Airspace | work = Turkish Armed Forces Chief of Staff | date = 24 November 2015 | accessdate = 24 November 2015}}</ref> According to Turkey, the aircraft was fired upon while in Turkish airspace because it violated the border up to a depth of 2.19Km for about 17 seconds after being warned to change its heading 10 times over a period of five minutes. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Turkey_downs_Russian_jet/207502662|title=Turkey downs Russian jet|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=24 November 2015|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> The Russia Defence Ministry denied the aircraft ever left Syrian airspace, counter-claiming that their satellite data showed that the Sukhoi was about 1km inside Syrian airspace when it was shot down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sputniknews.com/military/20151124/1030695406/mod-su-24-flight-path.html|title=Russian Defense Ministry Video Proves Su-24 Never Entered Turkish Airspace|author=Sputnik|date=24 November 2015|publisher=sputniknews.com|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> On 30 November 2015, the pilot Colonel [[Oleg Peshkov]]'s body arrived at the Chkalovsky military airport near Moscow, and was met by Minister of Defence [[Sergei Shoigu]] and Russian air force Commander-in-Chief [[Victor Bondarev]].<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/29/europe/syria-turkey-russia-warplane/index.html "Body of downed Russian pilot back in Russia"]</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:49, 30 November 2015
| Date | 24 November 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Syria |
| Perpetrators | Turkish air force |
| Type | Aircraft shoot down |
| Deaths | 2 (pilot and soldier on rescue mission)"(pilotandsoldieronrescuemission)" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. |
| Description | Shoot-down of a Russian Su24M bomber over Syria by a Turkish F16 fighter on 24 November 2015 |
A Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet near the Syria–Turkey border on 24 November 2015.[1] According to Turkey, the aircraft was fired upon while in Turkish airspace because it violated the border up to a depth of 2.19Km for about 17 seconds after being warned to change its heading 10 times over a period of five minutes. [2] The Russia Defence Ministry denied the aircraft ever left Syrian airspace, counter-claiming that their satellite data showed that the Sukhoi was about 1km inside Syrian airspace when it was shot down.[3] On 30 November 2015, the pilot Colonel Oleg Peshkov's body arrived at the Chkalovsky military airport near Moscow, and was met by Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu and Russian air force Commander-in-Chief Victor Bondarev.[4]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Ambush of Russian Bomber Was Guided by US Reconnaissance | article | 26 November 2015 | Alexei Leonkova | Interview with a Russian military expert and specialist in Russian Military Space Forces about the November 2015 shoot down of a Russian military jet by Turkish F16 fighter over Syria |
| Document:Turkey ambushed Su24 using information supplied by US | report | 27 November 2015 | Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, General Bondarev, presents facts of the attack on the Russian Su-24M aircraft carried out by Turkish F-16 fighters in the sky over Syria on 24 November 2015 |
| Document:Why did Turkey shoot down a Russian Air Force jet? | article | 26 November 2015 | George Abert | Ex-USAF intelligence officer theorises about the real reasons for the Turkish shoot-down of a Russian plane over Syria on 24 November 2015 |
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References
- ↑ Press release (24 November 2015). "Hava sahası İletim" [Transmission of Airspace]. Turkish Armed Forces Chief of Staff (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 November 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Turkey downs Russian jet". Al Jazeera. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Sputnik (24 November 2015). "Russian Defense Ministry Video Proves Su-24 Never Entered Turkish Airspace". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Body of downed Russian pilot back in Russia"
