Yes, it was a matter of time.
Putin has been flexing muscle and showing "strength" by flying too close to, and violating sovereign borders numerous times over the last few years.
Perhaps the Turkish fighter jock overreacted and was trigger happy, or he had clear instructions to blow any Russian plane out of the sky if it crossed the boundary?
I was going to mention KAL 007 but somebody beat me to it.
There was also a Korean 707 forced down on a frozen lake by the Ruskies because of a border incursion.
Not sure if the Russian pilots over Turkey failed their navigation classes, or if they intentionally violated Turkish airspace on orders from Kremlin, but either way it was a bit reckless and they payed the price.
Now diplomacy has to clean up the mess, or Putin has to take on NATO to show strength and to save face.
