Turkish fighter downs Russian strike aircraft on eve of Hollande mission

Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane Near Border With Syria

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Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border after it violated Turkish airspace on Tuesday, officials said. The Russian jet was warned 10 times in five minutes before being shot down, according to the Turkish air force. Syrian fighters in the ground and Turkish sources told NBC News that the Russian jet's pilots landed in an area north of Latakia, Syria. Footage from Turkish Haberturk TV showed a warplane going down in flames in a woodland area with a long plume of smoke trailing behind it.

The SU-24 Fencer is the Soviet-era analogue to the NATO F-11F -- a high speed, low altitude, VWG strike aircraft.

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