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Originally Posted by Brian
Turkish fighters shoot down Russian jet!!
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Dear Brian,
So far, this is just the latest among several incidents that have occurred during the civil war. See a list of the most prominent ones below:
A Turkish RF-4ETM Phantom II reconnaisance aircraft was shot down by a Syrian SA-3 or SA-24 surface-to-air missile battery in June 2012 -
http://defensetech.org/2012/06/22/tu...wn-near-syria/
A Syrian Mi-17 Hip-H helicopter was shot down by Turkish F-16s in September 2013 -
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...98F0K920130916
A Syrian MiG-23BN Flogger-H fighter-bomber was shot down by Turkish F-16s in March 2014 -
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...own-syrian-mig
A Syrian Su-24M Fencer-D bomber was shot down by an Israeli Patriot surface-to-air missile battery in September 2014 -
http://www.airforce-technology.com/n...eights-4383291
A USAF MQ-1B Predator reconnaisance UAV was shot down by a Syrian SA-3 surface-to-air missile battery in March 2015 -
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/m...rone/29519917/
Regards,
Paul