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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mohajer-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darkush, Idlib -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An Iranian-made Mohajer-4 UAV was shot down with two missiles by a F-16 fighter plane of the Turkish Air Force, after it violated Turkish airspace for 11 km.
The aircraft crashed within Syrian territory.
Initially, Turkey insisted it was an helicopter, but the Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Ismet Yilmaz confirmed it was a Mohajer-4 drone on 18 May.
Sources:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?PageID=238&NID=82509
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/16/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUSKBN0O10II20150516?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://twitter.com/TheRealBTL/status/599585163358511104/photo/1]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-says-shot-down-syrian-helicopter-165317481.html
https://en.haberler.com/turkish-air-force-shoots-down-not-helicopter-but-727763/
https://en.trend.az/world/turkey/2395859.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2015 14:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-May-2015 15:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2015 17:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2015 19:19 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2015 08:15 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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