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Surviving pilot comments, cited by Sputnik (a Russian news agency):

"There were no warnings. Not via the radio, not visually. There was no contact whatsoever. That's why we were keeping our combat course as usual. You have to understand what the cruising speed of a bomber is compared to an F-16. If they wanted to warn us, they could have shown themselves by heading on a parallel course. But there was nothing. And the rocket hit our tail completely unexpectedly. We didn't even see it in time to take evasive maneuvres."

1 posted on 11/25/2015 9:26:30 AM PST by amorphous
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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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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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Russia announces they are deploying S-400 missile batteries now to Syria, range 400km. Our F-15 aircrews are not happy at Incirlik Air Base.


61 posted on 11/25/2015 11:37:18 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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“A short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack” - Turkey’s Erdogan in 2012

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20151125/1030698044/erdogan-airspace-violation-contradiction.html#ixzz3sXKS3OZN


66 posted on 11/25/2015 12:21:11 PM PST by McGruff (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it)
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US Military officer said he heard the warnings on the open communications channel.

The Russians are lying.


78 posted on 11/25/2015 2:35:39 PM PST by Titus-Maximus (It doesn't matter who votes for whom, it only matters who counts the votes - Joe Stalin)
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