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muriel_volestrangler

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4. 1 jet, 2 pilots, I think

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 06:57 AM

Nov 2015

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-34908469

Hit a plane travelling at several hundred mph several thousand feet up, and it will go a few miles before hitting the ground.

Though the claim may be that it crossed into Turkish airspace, not necessarily that it was still there when shot, which won't make Turkey look good:

Turkey has released flight radar images appearing to show that the Russian jet briefly flew over southern Turkey before it as shot down, CNN Turk reports.

https://twitter.com/CNNTURK_ENG/status/669098577524822016/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/24/russian-jet-downed-by-turkish-planes-near-syrian-border-live-updates#block-56543af8e4b0877f6541edf4

Plus:

Video purporting to show dead Russian pilot

Graphic video purporting to show a dead Russian pilot is being widely circulated, but we cannot verify its authenticity.

BrookingsDoha analyst Charles Lister says the video shows the dead pilot wearing Russian uniform and equipment. He says the dead pilot is now reported to be in the hands of anti-Assad rebels from the Alwiya Al-‘Ashar group.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/24/russian-jet-downed-by-turkish-planes-near-syrian-border-live-updates#block-56543bf3e4b0877f6541edf5

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Turkey says it shot down two Russian jets for [View all] malaise Nov 2015 OP

Because the two countries share a border, that's why. MADem Nov 2015 #1

I'm not sure the pilot has much time or control once the plane's been hit. CJCRANE Nov 2015 #5

Depends on how badly jberryhill Nov 2015 #7

Those are American weapons systems they are using FreakinDJ Nov 2015 #2

Exactly. That is the risk (in reverse) we would have run if we had attacked Syria in 2013 during pampango Nov 2015 #8

BBC indicates only one plane nitpicker Nov 2015 #3

1 jet, 2 pilots, I think muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #4

Finally we have our own air force Ichingcarpenter Nov 2015 #6

Do remember the meme on social media when we were threatening to bomb the Syria govt CJCRANE Nov 2015 #11

WW3 AngryAmish Nov 2015 #9

Well to be fair Russia has repeatedly encroached on TUR airspace Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #10

we had better all hope and pray that President Putin does not KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #12

Putin *IS* the hardliner Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #13

oh, puh-leeze. you know nothing of Russian politics if you think KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #14

I didn't hear a lot of peaceful sentiment in Putin's media comments... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #15

If President Obama were giving a presser as video surfaced of two American pilots being brutally KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #16

I can say if that happened we certainly Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #19

Turkey is our ally and Turkey backs ISIS. - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #20

So stay out of their airspace, then... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #23

These Russian pilots were shot dead in cold blood as they parachuted to earth. Your KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #24

I don't condone that -- It was a very fucking stupid thing Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #27

Wtf do you think he SHOULD say??? nt. polly7 Nov 2015 #17

you got his ear right? could you make sure he plays nice? snooper2 Nov 2015 #18

My, aren't you precious? - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #25

Yes, I Am! thank you very much! snooper2 Nov 2015 #29

"This is it, boys, this is war" 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #21

NATO Nation firing on a Russian Plane.... Xolodno Nov 2015 #22

Putin promised "grave consequences". That won't be good. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #26

Think August 1914 with just a soupcon of nukes thrown in for spice - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #28