VIDEOS: Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian Mi-17 helicopter...

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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Defaul ... &NID=54538

The Turkish Air Force shot down a Syrian helicopter today at the border after the helicopter violated Turkish airspace, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said.

Turkish military aircraft taking off from a base in Malatya shot the M-17 helicopter after it allegedly continued to violate Turkish airspace despite repeated warnings, after which the chopper fell onto Syrian soil, Arınç said.

“It [The helicopter] violated Turkey’s border for two kilometers.

It was repeatedly warned by air defense elements.

Upon the continuation of the violation, it was determined that it fell into Syrian territory after being shot at 2.25 p.m. with a missile by our planes taking off from Malatya,” Arınç said.

Shot down by an F-4 Phantom (variant)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/ ... K920130916

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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Defaul ... ideoID=603
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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Defaul ... &NID=54538
has been updated with a video and, amongst other facts, this tidbit:

Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) also released an official statment after Arınç's remarks, confirming that Turkish jets had shot down the Syrian helilopter after it violated Turkish airspace.

The Syrian helicopter was followed and repeatedly warned by the Combined Control and Reporting Center (BİKİM) in Diyarbakır after being detected 26 nautical miles from Turkish airspace at 1.41 p.m. on Sept. 16, the statement said.

The helicopter then violated Turkish airspace, encroaching two kilometers (1.2 miles) into in Hatay's Yayladağ district while flying at around 14,200 feet, and landed on Syrian soil after being shot by two Turkish F-16 jets at 2.27 p.m., the TSK statement added.

Quite some height for a helicopter, 14,200 feet...

Also see http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=160543 .

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Somehow both pilots survived the crash of their Mil Mi-17 helicopter.

But according to both
http://www.news.com.au/world-news/pilot ... 6721549289
and
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ news/article-2423831/Disturbing-footage-shows-Syrian-helicopter-pilot-shot-Turkish-forces-beheaded-rebels.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

they did not survive being a prisoner of Syrian rebels.

The Daily Mail link isn't for weak stomages, that's why I made sure it cannot be clicked on "by accident"...