2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown
On 22 June 2012, a Turkish McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II reconnaissance jet was intercepted and shot down by the Syrian Army in international airspace, after having violated Syrian airspace. The jet's pilots were killed; both Turkish and Syrian forces searched for them before recovering their bodies in early July. The incident was part of a series of incidents between Turkey and Syria since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War and greatly escalated the tensions between the two countries.
An RF-4E Phantom II of the Turkish Air Force, similar to the one involved | |
| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 June 2012 |
| Summary | Shootdown by Syrian Army anti-aircraft fire |
| Site | Syria–Turkey border 35.8335°N 35.5099°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II |
| Operator | Turkish Air Force |
| Registration | 77-0314 |
| Flight origin | Erhaç Air Base |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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