2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown
Aircraft shoot downAircraft shoot downNorthern Syria, Syria
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| Date | 24 November 2015 |
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| Location | Northern Syria, Syria |
| Type | Aircraft shoot down |
| Deaths | 2 (pilot and soldier on rescue mission) |
| Description | Shoot-down of a Russian Su24M bomber over Syria by a Turkish F16 fighter on 24 November 2015 |
| Perpetrators | Turkish air force |
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]
References
- ↑ http://www.tsk.tr/3_basin_yayin_faaliyetleri/3_1_basin_aciklamalari/2015/ba_97.html
- ↑ http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Turkey_downs_Russian_jet/207502662
- ↑ http://sputniknews.com/military/20151124/1030695406/mod-su-24-flight-path.html
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/29/europe/syria-turkey-russia-warplane/index.html "Body of downed Russian pilot back in Russia"