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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
7. Depends on how badly
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 08:44 AM
Nov 2015

To "shoot down" an aircraft, one only need damage it enough that it will not be able to reach its destination.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong#Navy_service

Armstrong first saw action in the Korean War on August 29, 1951, as an escort for a photo reconnaissance plane over Songjin. Five days later on September 3, he flew armed reconnaissance over the primary transportation and storage facilities south of the village of Majon-ni, west of Wonsan. While making a low bombing run at about 350 mph (560 km/h), Armstrong's F9F Panther was hit by anti-aircraft fire. While trying to regain control, he collided with a pole at a height of about 20 feet (6 m), which sliced off about three feet (1 m) of the Panther's right wing. Armstrong flew the plane back to friendly territory, but due to the loss of the aileron, ejection was his only safe option. He planned to eject over water and await rescue by Navy helicopters, and therefore flew to an airfield near Pohang, but his ejection seat was blown back over land.

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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
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