Russian SU-24 jet disintegrates in midair after being struck by a Sidewinder missile from a Turkish F-16 fighter. Photo courtesy Iran Press TV On November 24, 2015, A Turkish F-16 fighter used a sidewinder air to air missile to shoot down a Russian SU-24 fighter bomber for straying into Turkish airspace over Hatay province. The pilot, Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov and his navigator, Capt. Konstantin Murakhtin, both successfully jettisoned from the aircraft. Peshkov was subsequently shot dead by Syrian Turkoman rebels as he parachuted to earth while Murakhtin was eventually rescued by Syrian and Russian Special Forces. A second Russian, …read more
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