Initial investigation into downing of Israeli fighter jet by Syrian anti-aircraft missiles on Saturday finds leading plane in formation dived and evaded the missiles on time, Israeli media reported on Monday. The probe found that Syrian anti-aircraft missiles locked onto another of the eight planes carrying out the strike, but ...
Israeli pilots who ejected the F16 fighter jet which was downed by Syria last Saturday spoke about what happened. “[We heard] an explosion and realized we were hit,” said the pilots during their post-mission questioning, Israeli daily Jerusalem Post cited Channel 2 report on Sunday. “It’s a very uncomfortable feeling, ...