Turkey shoots down Russian Su-24 jet, pilot captured
- 7 years ago
Turkish warplanes have shot down a Russian jet as it violated their airspace. The aircraft was shot down after it came over the Turkish/Syrian border by F16 Fighting Falcon jets. Two pilots managed to eject from the jet and were seen landing with the help of parachutes. Turkish reports says that one of the pilots have been captured by Syrian rebels while other one is being searched for.