Turkish Pilots Informed Air Force Commander Before Downing Russian Su-24

Pilots of a Turkish F-16 jet informed the Commander in Chief of the Turkish Air Force, Abidin Unal, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Mehmet Sanver before shooting down the Russian Su-24 jet on Tuesday, local media reported Friday, citing a source.

"Within five minutes, Turkish Air Force Commander Abidin Unal and Air Force Chief of Staff Mehmet Sanver, were briefed. When the pilots did not receive a command to cancel the procedure [to attack the aircraft, according to Turkish regulations to respond to a threat], successfully implemented it," the newspaper quoted an unnamed source as saying.

According to the source of the publication, the pilots of the Su-24 bomber received warnings about approaching the Turkish border from the Turkish side via a radio channel proposed by the Russian side on October 15 after an air incident in which a Russian military aircraft violated Turkish air space...
 [Sputnik]
27/11/15
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