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Is Turkey Lying: Rescued Russian Pilot Says There Was No Warning Before F-16 Opened Fire
Zero Hedge ^ | 25 Nov 2015 | Tyler

Posted on 11/25/2015 9:26:30 AM PST by amorphous

The conflicting stories over yesterday's dramatic downing of a Russian jet on the Syria-Turkish border continue to grow, and after the ongoing confusion whether the Russian pilot did or did not enter Turkish territory for a grand total of 17 seconds, moments ago Konstantin Murahtin, the co-pilot from the downed Russian jet who survived the ground fire by US-armed rebels unlike his pilot, and who was rescued by the Syrian army, said that contrary to official reports that Turkey had somehow warned the Russian jet "10 times" (in 17 seconds?) that it would fire, Turkey had in fact given no warning whatsoever before downing the Russian jet.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: isis; lying; pilot; russia; shootdown; turkey
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To: AlaskaErik

If there was no GC warning from Syrian / Russian defense radar, than the Turkish Viper’s could have simply taken a boresight AIM-9 shot without radar lock. With no radar lock there is no EW threat to evade or engage. It would appear that the Vipor’s were directed to within VFR range for a boresight shot from 6 O’clock.


41 posted on 11/25/2015 10:19:04 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: Cowboy Bob
Yes, there would be a record in the form of voice recordings. This happened in a matter of seconds - some say 17 secs - as the Russian jet crossed over a tiny finger of ridges, claimed by Turkey, which extend into Syria. It was a timed ambush on what apparently was a well known route used by Russian pilots to engage Jihadis in northern Syria who are allies of Turkey.

With so many opposing forces in such close proximity, it was bound to happen. I look for it to happen again as things continue to heat-up in the region. There is a real danger we could be in a worldwide ho holds-barred shooting war in just a matter of a days over the M.E. Worse, there are actors in this who are egging it on.

42 posted on 11/25/2015 10:20:40 AM PST by amorphous
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To: MNJohnnie

The Russian pilot is correct in this. The Turkish Jets should have paralleled the Russian jet and shown themselves.


43 posted on 11/25/2015 10:26:43 AM PST by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: cpdiii

I think the orders were given to help out their muzzie jihad buddies hanging out close to Turkey’s border, who were taking a pounding from Ruskie aircraft.


44 posted on 11/25/2015 10:28:21 AM PST by amorphous
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To: Cold Heart

The next Turkish Aircraft that bombs Kurds in Syria will probably be shot down in Syria. It could also be a very cold winter in Turkey without Russian Natural Gas.


45 posted on 11/25/2015 10:28:23 AM PST by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
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To: MNJohnnie

My thinking is identical to your first four sentences.

But regarding the 5th sentence, I agree with the Ruskie that they should have come along side them, considering the speed differences.

My question to anyone, preferable a pilot, is how did the Turk’s warn the Ruskie? Via voice message or some electronic signal?

My point is, if it’s by voice message, try and say, 10 times in 17 seconds: “You are in Turkish airspace, get out or we will fire”.

My bet is the Ruskies were tracked with anticipation of their going into Turkish airspace which enabled the Turks to be very quick with their kill. 17 seconds is very little time to do something like that without first having the intentions. In essence, the Russians were being stalked which from an airspace defense position, is probably a good thing.


46 posted on 11/25/2015 10:29:54 AM PST by redfreedom (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: lacrew

The Kurds are Muslims but right now they are more worried about their Muslim enemies, the Turks Issis and the Iranians than us. They are allies of convenience.


47 posted on 11/25/2015 10:31:56 AM PST by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: amorphous

This was a planned and coordinated intercept by Turkey. The real failure was Russian ground radar inability to pick up the Turkish bandits and warn Fenser of the threat boggies approaching from their 3 O’clock or 6 O’clock position. The Vipor’s got within 5-10 miles and once they had missile tone they uncaged the seeker head and took a boresight shot without radar lock. From now on their will be SU-27’s or Mig-29’s within operational CAP of those strike aircraft and they will not be caught with their pants down again. Turkey got in a sucker punch and picked to big of a fighter to mess with.


48 posted on 11/25/2015 10:36:58 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: redfreedom; All
Another interesting fact:

Who Said It? "A Short-Term Border Violation Can Never Be A Pretext For An Attack"

49 posted on 11/25/2015 10:37:36 AM PST by amorphous
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To: Kozak

And russians have shot down 15 US planes during the Cold War as well as KAL 007. They are not pure in this world, not by a longshot.


50 posted on 11/25/2015 10:38:13 AM PST by pfflier
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To: amorphous

I am going to have to side with Russia on this one. Lets not forget the Turkish at the soccer game booing the moment of silence for France. Then there where cheers of allah-akbar....


51 posted on 11/25/2015 10:39:00 AM PST by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: Mat_Helm

This was a planned and coordinated intercept by Turkey...

I wonder what else was happening in that area. Arms delivery? I guess we will never know.


52 posted on 11/25/2015 10:39:26 AM PST by mouse1
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To: McGruff

Supposedly they crossed over a little jut-out of Turkish land that was 1.15 miles wide. Going around 800+mph they would have cleared it in 5 seconds.

Turkey claims they spent 17 seconds in their airspace. This would mean they were only flying around 240mph


53 posted on 11/25/2015 11:03:34 AM PST by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: achilles2000

I was stationed in Alaska in the mid to late 70s and the Russians/Soviets approached very close to and, on a few occasions, penetrated well into US/Alaskan airspace. Even though we had F-4s and F-15s and three Nike Hercules batteries, we never shot down a Russian aircraft. On most occasions, they were warned and escorted out of our airspace.

KAL 007 was a pretty different situation that was instigated by the Soviets. Unfortunately, all the details of that situation are still classified.


54 posted on 11/25/2015 11:06:34 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Rashputin
I'd be willing to bet the Turks have been lighting up every Russian aircraft that gets within twenty miles of the border ever since the Russians started flying these missions. That serves two purposes, 1) warns the Russians they're close the border and 2) lulls the pilots into not thinking about the warning after a while.

17 seconds . . . that's not enough time to warn an aircraft and have the aircraft react, PERIOD. Therefore this was preplanned by the Turks. They were waiting for someone to make a minor mistake or even to get within ten miles of the border since they claim a "buffer zone" ten miles deep within Syria.

It would be good to know if the Vipor's were routinely actively using their A/A radar without locking up any of the Russian aircraft. As you say this would give the Russians a false sense of security knowing where a threat was and what to look out for. In this case the Fenser's had no clue the Turkish fighters were up and a complete failure of Russian GC to warn their strike group of a nearby threat. The Vipor's laid a trap and took a boresight AIM-9 shot. This required Turkish coordinated GCI radar to direct the Vipor's to within VFR of the target. Similar to passive radar and or AWAC vectoring or even GCI through datalink direction. Don't know Turkish datalink capability.

55 posted on 11/25/2015 11:07:02 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: redfreedom

Good point.

Turkey probably needed to put a warning shot across Putins bow. He has been acting remarkably recklessly.

However, how they did it puts them in the wrong based on accepting international standards.


56 posted on 11/25/2015 11:07:33 AM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: cpdiii
The real question is why the pilot of the Turkish aircraft had the orders he was given.

Two thoughts The Turks thought they needs to put a warning shot across Putins bows. There are things in that area the Turks want to protect. Which raises the interesting question, just which side is Turkey actually on?

57 posted on 11/25/2015 11:12:43 AM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: MNJohnnie

Russian guided missile cruiser Moskva is going to repay Turkey in kind right up one of their F-16’s tailpipe.


58 posted on 11/25/2015 11:19:07 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: MNJohnnie
Sergey Rudskoy, a top official with the Russian General Staff, condemned the attack on the Russian bomber in Syrian airspace by a Turkish fighter jet as a severe violation of international law. He stressed that the Su-24 was downed over the Syrian territory. The crash site was four kilometers away from the Turkish border, he said.

Rudskoy said the Russian warplane did not violate Turkish airspace. Additionally, according to the Hmeymim airfield radar, it was the Turkish fighter jet that actually entered Syrian airspace as it attacked the Russian bomber.

The Turkish fighter jet made no attempts to contact Russian pilots before attacking the bomber, Rudskoy added.

We assume the strike was carried out with a close range missile with an infra-red seeker, Rudskoy said. The Turkish jet made no attempts to communicate or establish visual contact with our crew that our equipment would have registered. The Su-24 was hit by a missile over Syrian territory.

59 posted on 11/25/2015 11:25:15 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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To: amorphous

Different radio frequencies?


60 posted on 11/25/2015 11:31:33 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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