
2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown - Wikipedia
On 22 June 2012, a Turkish McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II reconnaissance jet was intercepted and shot down by the Syrian Army in international airspace, after having violated Syrian airspace. [2][3] The jet's pilots were killed; both Turkish and Syrian forces searched for them before recovering their bodies in early July.
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators
On 24 June, wreckage of the F-4 was located in Syrian waters, but the crew had not been found. [85] On 24 February 2015, two RF-4Es crashed in the Malatya region in southeast Turkey, under unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.
Syrian military says it downed Turkish fighter jet - BBC News
Jun 23, 2012 · The Syrian military has said that it shot down a Turkish warplane "flying in airspace over Syrian waters". A spokesman said the plane, an F-4 Phantom, was dealt with "according to the laws...
Turkish F-4 warplane 'shot down' near Syrian border - BBC News
Jun 22, 2012 · Turkey has said it believes that one of its fighter jets has been shot down by Syrian security forces. The F-4 Phantom disappeared over the Mediterranean, south-west of Hatay province, not...
Turkish Phantom shot down by Syria saga continues as new …
Jun 27, 2012 · On Jun. 26, NATO held a meeting of its 28 members at the request of Turkey under article 4 of the Washington treaty following the downing of the Turkish Air Force RF-4E Phantom by a Syrian Air...
[Updated] Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by Syrian Air …
Jun 22, 2012 · Latest reports say that both Turkish and Syrian gunboats are searching the sea in the area where the jet is thought to have come down but the news on the pilots is conflicting: some saying they...
2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown | Military Wiki | Fandom
On 22 June 2012, a Turkish F-4 Phantom reconnaissance jet was intercepted and shot down by the Syrian Army in international airspace, after having violated Syrian airspace.[1] The jet's pilots were killed; both Turkish and Syrian forces searched for them before recovering their bodies in …
Turkish F-4 fighter shot down by Syria, PM confirms
Jun 25, 2012 · The Turkish Government has confirmed that one of its Air Force’s F-4 Phantom II fighter jets was shot down by Syrian security forces over the eastern Mediterranean coast on 22 June 2012.
Turkish Phantom shot down by Syria update: Damascus releases map with ...
On Jun. 23 Syrian news agency SANA has published the following statement issued by a Syrian military spokesman, which provides the version of Damascus about the mysterious downing of a Turkish...
2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown - Wikiwand
On 22 June 2012, a Turkish McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II reconnaissance jet was intercepted and shot down by the Syrian Army in international airspace, after having violated Syrian airspace. [2] [3] The jet's pilots were killed; both Turkish and Syrian forces searched for them before recovering their bodies in early July.