Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace

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Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace

EricC85
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11-28-2015, 02:36 PM

Quote:Here's a map. It looks to me that Turkey was, at best, overzealous in defending its oddly-shaped border. That's assuming the Russian jet was even where Turkey claims it was.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.businessinsider.com/turkey-russia-maps-jet-shot-down-2015-11'>http://www.businessinsider.com/turkey-russia-maps-jet-shot-down-2015-11</a>

17 seconds that gave me pause. I'm not a military guy but 17 seconds doesn't seem like a long enough time in the wrong airspace to shoot a plane down? That's not even enough time to get clarification theyre in the wrong?

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Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace - by DewtheMathis - 11-24-2015, 06:09 AM

Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace - by EricC85 - 11-24-2015, 08:15 AM

Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace - by DarloJAG84 - 11-24-2015, 08:18 AM

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Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace - by TJBender - 11-24-2015, 01:10 PM

Turkey shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace - by EricC85 - 11-24-2015, 02:11 PM

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