The last time a Russian jet was shot down by a NATO jet was in 1952

A Russian Su-24 Fencer, a multi-role attack aircraft, was shot down by Turkish F-16s while reportedly flying in Turkish airspace Tuesday. The shoot down — while having wide-ranging ramifications for countries operating in the region — marks the first time a NATO country has shot down a Russian jet in just over 63 years. On November 18, 1952, in the waning months of the Korean War, four U.S. aircraft carriers were steaming through the Sea of Japan...
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