Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Also, that parachute descent must have been pretty frightening, not knowing who was going to greet you. I assume Syrian and Russian CSAR assets are non-existent? I recall the Russians ballsed-up their last(?) CSAR attempt following the 2015 shootdown.
A Syrian Air Force L-39 Albatros was shot down today by a Turkish Air Force F-16. As you say a frightening thing to survive the shoot down and not know whose hands you are going to fall into. The pilot Major Husam Meihoub was killed on the ground. The other crew member was rescued.