Greek and Turkish fighter jets crash

mac-rolec · Post by **mac-rolec** » 23 May 2006, 14:36

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Two fighter jets, one Greek and the other Turkish, collided in mid-air Tuesday over international waters in the southern Aegean Sea, according to the Greek and Turkish government officials.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05 ... index.html

Post by **ElcoB** » 23 May 2006, 16:27

Additional info : Turkish plane was a R-4F Phantom (Two-seater)

The dispute is about the airspace : Greece claims 16 km territorial, Turkey only recognizes 10 km. The reason for this is the fact some Greek Islands are close to the Turkish mainland, this 16 km claimed by the Greek brings their jets in one case above Turkish territory.

n5528p · Post by **n5528p** » 24 May 2006, 08:56

Sorry, but that's really all I can think of when I read such news.
Both countries are in the NATO and are supposed to be allies, maybe Turkey will soon be in the EU - is there no way to settle this in a normal and relaxed manner - most of the time we are talking about some rocks.

There is absolutely no reason to risk lives about this...

At least 'allies' could stick to ICAO interception maneuvres.

Bernhard

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 24 May 2006, 11:58

It strikes me that such airspace violations, and the resulting Greek interception and simulated dogfights, seem like a great tool to give Greek pilots some training without anyone complaining about the budget..

Old Nickname - VG · Post by **Old Nickname - VG** » 24 May 2006, 12:51

n5528p wrote:
Sorry, but that's really all I can think of when I read such news.
Both countries are in the NATO and are supposed to be allies, maybe Turkey will soon be in the EU - is there no way to settle this in a normal and relaxed manner - most of the time we are talking about some rocks.

There is absolutely no reason to risk lives about this...

At least 'allies' could stick to ICAO interception maneuvres.

Bernhard

If youre flying almost more then 1000 km/h its maybe not easy for flying together doing manoevres weapon set atc and still the other things

i really don't understand why u are saying stupid idiots if you were at that moment what should you do you can't say it and for me and all the others is it the same

hope some guys will survive