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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 2015 |
| Time: | 09:30 MSK |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-24M |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-90932 83 W |
| MSN: | 0615326 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hatay -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hmeimim Airbase |
| Hmeimim Airbase |
The Russian Su-24M was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter after allegedly entering Turkish airspace.
The Navigator/pilot was saved by Russian/Syrian special forces. The Captain of the SU-24 was killed by terrorist group armed with machine guns as he was descending on the parachute after both pilots ejected.
Note that the aircraft was marked as 26 WHITE before sending to Syria.
Sources:
https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12066682@egNews
https://www.gazeta.ru/social/2015/11/24/7912109.shtml
https://de.nachrichten.yahoo.com/russisches-flugzeug-t%C3%BCrkei-schie%C3%9Ft-kampfjet-080059396.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUSKBN0TD0IR20151124?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter#3eo6vvKREbwpftth.97
https://russian.rt.com/article/132373
https://ria.ru/world/20151125/1327995786.html
https://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201511251919-f86d.htm
https://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201511251820-gbl0.htm
http://lostarmour.info/aflosses/
https://tass.ru/info/4632759
Media:
#BREAKING CNN Turk reporter on the ground based on local sources says one of the pilots captured by Turkmens pic.twitter.com/ygLYFU2iHw
— CNN Türk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) 24 ноября 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2015 09:22 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 24-Nov-2015 09:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 10:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 10:24 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 12:00 | 747236 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 18:57 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 18:59 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2015 20:00 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Time, ] |
| 25-Nov-2015 06:53 | marko | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 25-Nov-2015 09:41 | marko | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, ] |
| 25-Nov-2015 18:14 | Vitalik | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 25-Nov-2015 18:15 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2015 17:20 | marko | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 28-Nov-2015 18:33 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2022 06:12 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-May-2023 16:59 | Anon. | Updated |
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