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2018-02-10 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Two IAF pilots hurt after F-16 downed during retaliatory strike in Syria

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-02-10 03:31|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 G(r)om,

The law of averages is going to catch up with them sometime. Keep in mind as well that it may not have been Syrian AAA fire that brought them down -we've lost at least one F-16 over Afghanistan due to mechanical problems. The good news though is that the crew is safe at home and recovering.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-02-10 06:11|| 2018-02-10 06:11|| Front Page Top

#2 one of Israel's major assets was Arabs' belief in IAF's absolute superiority.

Sometimes both sides believe the publicity.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-02-10 07:37|| 2018-02-10 07:37|| Front Page Top

#3 On the other hand, the artillery corp been saying for decades "let us do this staff".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-02-10 07:52|| 2018-02-10 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 More:
Syria war: Israeli fighter jet crashes under Syria fire, military says

Nothing about "staff stuff" though.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-02-10 08:41|| 2018-02-10 08:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Whatever happened, IAF will be wiser next time. And there will be a next time.

Posted by Neville Speaking for Boskone6001 2018-02-10 11:06|| 2018-02-10 11:06|| Front Page Top

#6 From Daily Mail where America gets it's news.

I was up all night watching this scrum. It's Iran.

Posted by newc 2018-02-10 11:22|| 2018-02-10 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Did the Russians lend some assistance to the Iranians in retaliation for this:
'US kills more than 100 Assad regime fighters in largest deliberate strike against Syrian government forces' ?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-02-10 12:16|| 2018-02-10 12:16|| Front Page Top

#8 That'll teach'em to bunch up.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-02-10 12:17|| 2018-02-10 12:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't send expensive aircraft and crew to do what surface to surface missiles can do.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-02-10 14:12|| 2018-02-10 14:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Flak Trap? The IAF lost much of the 1967 War aura of invincibility during the early stages of 1973 Yom Kippur War for the same reason: predictability. Of course the F-16 could simply be one of those Golden BB random events that can happen to anyone.

Posted by magpie 2018-02-10 16:32|| 2018-02-10 16:32|| Front Page Top

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