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A Turkish F-4 Phantom fighter, which disappeared from radar screens while flying over the Mediterranean on Friday, was claimed to be shot down by Syrian forces, as per a statement by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Syrian air defenses shot down the Turkish F-4 fighter when it was flying over Syrian territorial waters, military officials said in Damascus.

The Turkish Air Force F4 fighter was plane carrying two pilots disappeared close to the Syrian coast. The plane took off from a military airfield at Malatya in the south-east at 10:30 am (0730 GMT) and lost radar and radio contact with its base when it was over the Mediterranean Sea west of the Syrian coast.

Anatolian news agency referred to the plane as being "on duty," but gave no details of the operation it was undertaking at the time of its disappearance.

The two pilots are alive said the local newspapers and Turkey has not confirmed it. The pilots were found 8 miles off Syrian coast reported the papers.

The report quoted the military high command as stating that search-and-rescue operations were underway. Turkey's Zaman newspaper reported that the plane was only 12 kilometres from the Syrian coast when it disappeared.

"After reviewing the data collected by the relevant organizations and the information obtained during the search and rescue operation we have concluded that the plane was shot down by Syria," read the statement.

It also said that Turkey is determined to take necessary measures as soon as details of the incident are clarified.

The search and rescue operation continues. Earlier, Erdogan said he did not have precise data, whether the fighter jet was shot down by Syria.

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Turkey has an inventory of 48 F-4E 2020 Terminator with 132, 111 and 171 Squadrons. There are also 15 RF-4ETM with 173 Squadron. The shot a/c was probably RF-4ETM.

Syrian Ack Ack brought down the bird.

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Frankly, How reliable is Debka? Newly-supplied Russian Buk-M2 anti-air missile used to down Turkish warplane

Turkish Air Force F-4 Super Phantom Friday June 22, over Latakia, Syria used Russian-made self-propelled medium range anti-air Buk-M2 missiles (NATO codenamed SA-11) recently supplied by Moscow. The SA-11 can down aircraft flying at altitudes up to 14 kilometers and Mach 3 speed.

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Turkey, Syria Not Yet Found Pilots of Downed Jet | World | RIA Novosti

The Naval Forces of Turkey and Syria have not yet found two pilots of the Turkish warplane, shot down by Syria's air defense forces on Friday, in the Mediterranean Sea during a two-day search and rescue activities, Turkey's NTV television channel reported on Saturday.


The TV also said that the Naval Forces had found fragments of the jet but the information had not been yet confirmed officially.

Syrian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jihad Makdissi said on Saturday that Damascus had no plans to shoot down the plane and thing that happened was just an 'incident'.
"[The thing that happened] should not be regarded as a hostile action against Turkey in any case. It was only the protection of our sovereignty. It is an incident, not an attack," Makdissi told Turkey's A Haber television channel.


"The main thing is that the Naval Forces of Syria and Turkey are both searching for the pilots. I hope we will find them soon and the incident will remain in the past," Makdissi added.

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Syria Fires at Another Turkish Jet | World | RIA Novosti

Syrian forces, which downed a Turkish military jet last week, have fired at another jet looking for the wreckage of the first plane, Al-Arabiya reported on Monday. The attack ceased after a warning from the Turkish side, and the second plane was not brought down, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc was cited as saying by The Telegraph. Syrian authorities have not commented on the story as of late Monday.


An F-4 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force was shot down by Syrian air defense last Friday, falling into the Mediterranean. Fate of both pilots remains unknown.
Syrian authorities said the jet had invaded the country’s airspace while Turkish officials claimed it was attacked over international waters. The attack sparked fears that Turkey could launch a retaliatory military operation in Syria, where at least 12,000 were killed in a civil war since March 2011, according to UN estimates.


NATO will hold a meeting on Tuesday at Turkey’s request to discuss the incident.