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Narrative: The F-16 was downed by Syrian anti-aircraft fire. Probably S-200 SAM missile. Both pilots ejected safely. One of them was severly injured.
25 feb 2018: The Israeli military says a “professional error” by a flight crew caused an air force jet to be struck and crash during an attack on a target in Syria. "The crew did not follow standard procedure while under enemy fire. The crew chose to complete the mission and did not adequately defend themselves.".