Which Russian jet was shot down by Turkey?

The shootdown On 24 November 2015 at 9:24 am, as it was returning to Khmeimim airbase, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft with tail number 83 was shot down near the Syrian–Turkish border by an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile from a patrolling Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet.

Is Su-24 still in service?

It was the first of the USSR’s aircraft to carry an integrated digital navigation/attack system. It remains in service with the Russian Air Force, Syrian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Azerbaijan Air Force, Iraqi Air Force and various air forces to which it was exported.

When did the SU-24 enter service?

1983
The Su-24M entered service in 1983 and is a development of the Su-24, known by the NATO codename ‘Fencer’. More than 900 Su-24s have been delivered, and the aircraft is in service with the Russian Air Force and Navy, and the air forces of Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Libya, Syria, Sudan and Ukraine.

Has the US ever shot down a Russian plane?

During the Cold War many nations including the Soviet Union and the United States were fiercely protective of their airspaces….Cold War.

Is Su 57 better than F 35?

The Su-57’s 3D thrust vectoring gives the fighter a huge degree of maneuverability and is far superior at executing acrobatic movements at lower speeds than its non-thrust vectoring competition in the F-35 and J-20A (the J-20B is expected to add thrust vectoring capabilities).

How much is a SU 24?

Sukhoi Su-24

Has the US ever shot down a MiG?

During the Cold War many nations including the Soviet Union and the United States were fiercely protective of their airspaces….Cold War.