ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146425
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 22-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 11:58 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II |
| Operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) 173 Filo |
| Registration: | 77-0314 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Ras al-Baseet -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malatya-Ehrac Air Base (MLX/LTAT) |
This aircraft was shot down by the Syrian air defense and fell into a sea area located 10 km from Ras al-Baseet.
Search teams have located the wreckage of a Turkish fighter jet shot down by Syria on Friday 22 June 2012 in Syrian waters at a depth of 1,300 meters. The bodies of the pilots were recovered on July 5.
Sources:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/connection-lost-with-military-plane-turkish-armed-forces-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=23802&NewsCatID=341
BBC News
source - me
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/24/us-syria-crisis-jet-wreckage-idUSBRE85N05O20120624
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-07-05/turkey-syria-pilot-bodies-recovered/56030018/1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2012 07:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jun-2012 08:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2012 09:05 | claudiog | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source] |
| 22-Jun-2012 11:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2012 12:16 | OTUZ3 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2012 18:57 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2012 13:03 | FENCER | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 23-Jun-2012 13:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2012 05:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 01:04 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2012 01:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2012 00:55 | Martijn de Wit | Updated [Registration] |
| 11-Jul-2012 01:49 | Piwi | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Jul-2012 01:51 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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