Turkish Jets Ambushed Russian Su-24 – Russian Air Force Commander

- Turkish Jets Ambushed Russian Su-24 – Russian Air Force Commander
by http://sputniknews.com/
Turkish warplanes made an ambush for the Russian Su-24M bombers, otherwise they would not have had enough time to take off from an airbase and reach the area, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Friday.
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Turkey had been tracking the Russian Su-24 for 34 minutes before shooting it down, Bondarev said. Turkish fighter jets were warned about Russian warplanes beforehand and waited in ambush prior to the attack.

- “The radar surveillance data confirms that two F-16 fighter jets were patrolling the flight zone for an hour an 45 minutes at an altitude of 2,400 meters [some 7,800 feet], which speaks of a deliberate action and their readiness to attack from an ambush over the Turkish territory,” Bondarev told reporters in Moscow.
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According to Bondarev, the Russian pilots have not received any warnings from the Turkish pilots on the designated radio frequency.
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