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The investigation found that the pilots who abandoned the crashed F-16 did not defend themselves as required
Sounds like the pilot suffered from a bad case of SAM complacency. Courtesy of Google Translate, from the original Hebrew:[Walla] A senior Air Force officer told reporters that while carrying out the mission, several planes were defending against launching surface-to-air missiles while attacking Syria, while "the plane that did not address the threat was the one who was hit." "When there is a tangible threat, when a missile is fired at you, you have to leave the mission and address the threat of the surface-to-air missile," he said. He added: "The fighters' decision was correct and saved their lives." "The planes operated the warning systems and they worked properly," he continued. "The control and control sent warnings to the planes, and the team stuck to the task, and did not deal with the threat that was locked on it, and it was also warned by the envelope. Posted by: Zhang Fei 2018-03-03 |
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