Turkey Scrambles Jets Again in Response to Russian Plane

[Hakan]

The Turkish Air Force scrambled six F-16 fighter jets after a Russian surveillance plane flew parallel along its Black Sea coast, the military said on Friday, amid increased tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.

The incident, the second of its kind reported this week, occurred on Thursday. The Russian plane remained in international airspace, according to a statement on the website of the military General Staff.

Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, which juts into the north of the Black Sea, is at the centre of the current standoff between Russia and Ukraine's new pro-Western government. NATO member Turkey forms the southern coastline of the Black Sea.

On Friday, a U.S. navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS Tuxton, passed through Turkey's Bosphorus straits bisecting Istanbul on its way to the Black Sea in what the U.S. military described as a "routine" deployment scheduled well before the Ukraine crisis.

Turkey scrambles jets after Russian plane again flies near coast

Turkey scrambles F-16 jets against Russian surveillance plane - INTERNATIONAL
Turkey scrambles jets after Russian plane again flies near coast | General | Worldbulletin News

 

[Hakan]

April 8, 2014

Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets followed a Russian reconnaissance plane that was flying parallel to the Turkish coast in international airspace.

The General Staff said on its website Tuesday that an IL-20 type reconnaissance jet had flown near Turkey's Black Sea coastline and the Turkish Air Force responded by sending two F-16 fighter jets to intercept it.

In other action, two F-16s were scrambled and directed toward the border region after a Syrian MI-8 helicopter approached Turkey's airspace.

The Syrian aircraft left the area without violating Turkish airspace.

Turkish F-16 jets were performing routine combat air patrol on the Turkey-Syria border over Hatay, a city on Turkey's southern border, which abuts Syria.

Tensions in the area have remained high since Turkish forces shot down a Syrian warplane for entering its airspace on March 23

Turkish F-16 jets follow Russian jet along coast | General | Worldbulletin News

 

[TuAFFalcon]

Now we know how the Greeks feel

 

[LordTyrannus]

Russia also has surveilance Satelites which are spying on you 24/7

 

[TuAFFalcon]

Russia also has surveilance Satelites which are spying on you 24/7

Russia likes to watch?
We got nothing to hide.

 

[LordTyrannus]

Russia likes to watch?
We got nothing to hide.

Everybody has something to hide.

 

[atatwolf]

Russia also has surveilance Satelites which are spying on you 24/7

Can you see this too

Now we know how the Greeks feel

We violate Greek airspace. Russians don't violate our airspace but I know what you mean.

 

[LordTyrannus]

Russia will take full advantage of your downfall. You will lose everything.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Russia will take full advantage of your downfall. You will lose everything.

You reckon that Turkey will be another Crimea ?

 

[Jf Thunder]

SHOULD HAVE SHOT IT DOWN

 

[LordTyrannus]

You reckon that Turkey will be another Crimea ?

Turkey will fall because of the inner struggle between Kemalism and Neo Ottomanism.

They will choke on their own aggression/ignorance.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Turkey will fall because of the inner struggle between Kemalism and Neo Ottomanism.

They will choke on their own aggression/ignorance.

Do you reckon that Russia will move in to "neutralise the situation and protect their interests' if that happens ?

 

[Hasbara Buster]

Turkey must stop being such disgusting Western bootlickers.

 

[TheWolf]

Russia will take full advantage of your downfall. You will lose everything.

I'm scared. Russia (A.k.a Soviet Junk) Will destroy us.
Anyway, Do you know that, Turkish Navy strongest navy in the black sea?

 

[TheWolf]

Ooo. Russian guy's fantezies.. But what do you think about russian women in Turkey? Are they going to be okay?
They have perfect job (For the russian Women..)
Their jobs very tasteful. (For the russian Women, Again.)
Perhaps you'd like to send your mother to Turkey, There's room for all Russian women...