DAILY SABAH VIDEO: A Russian aircraft has been shot down on Tuesday morning by Turkish Air Forces as part of rules of engagement and violation of airspace in the Kızıldağ region near Turkey’s Hatay province, close to the Syrian border.
Turkish authorities have confirmed that a downed SU-24 fighter jet belonged to Russia and that it was shot down after violating Turkish airspace.
The SU-24 warplane crashed in Syria’s northwestern Turkmen town of Bayirbucak near the Turkey-Syria border.
Two Russian helicopters were in the area in the area in Syria in search of the two pilots and the wreckage. Two pilots reportedly ejected with their parachutes, which were seen on video. At this early report it is unknown if the pilots survived
Turkish Armed Forces authorities reported the downed fighter jet was warned 10 times in 5 minutes. After the fighter jet failed to comply two F-16’s were scrambled to shoot down the aircraft.
DAILY SABAH VIDEO: Both pilots of the Russian SU-24 warplane, downed by the Turkish military on Tuesday, ejected with their parachutes from the aircraft before it crashed
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Still frame from DAILY SABAH video seconds before Russian fighter jet crashes after being shot by two Turkish Air Force fighter jets Tuesday, November 24, 2015.