View Full Version : Brazilian Air Force downs a Cessna
Lonewolf_50
31st Jan 2024, 14:13
Brazilian Air Force intercepts and shoots down 'suspicious' Cessna plane
The Brazilian Air Force intercepted a suspicious small plane over the northern state of Roraima on Monday. The Cessna 182 had entered Brazilian airspace nearly 70 miles west of Boa Vista. When the pilot failed to respond to warnings, military aircraft forced the plane to land by firing on it. Not much info to go on, but apparently they shot at it, the plane made a forced landing, and whomever was in it fled. (Not sure if he was later picked up or not).
Anyone have more details/news on this?
Ninthace
31st Jan 2024, 15:03
From the video, the pilot made a reasonable fist of a landing on a dirt track. It was clickbait on my browser for a while, gone now or I would link to it
magyar_flyer
31st Jan 2024, 16:32
What was the AF flying?
DogTailRed2
31st Jan 2024, 17:02
Is this old? I seem to recall something similar a while ago?
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/news/brazilian-air-force-intercepts-and-shoots-down-suspicious-cessna-plane/vi-BB1huRaI#details
Some comments seem to indicate it's old footage
although this Brazilian source states it's recent
https://www.terra.com.br/ao-vivo/noticias/brasil/cidades/fab-atira-em-aviao-suspeito-mas-piloto-foge-apos-pouso,0a45f0c13795234a81edc8944eba97a68n22k06s.html (https://www.terra.com.br/ao-vivo/noticias/brasil/cidades/fab-atira-em-aviao-suspeito-mas-piloto-foge-apos-pouso,0a45f0c13795234a81edc8944eba97a68n22k06s.html#social-comments)
atakacs
31st Jan 2024, 23:34
What was the AF flying?
I guess for this type of mission the Super Tucano would be the most appropriate. Otherwise they fly F-5 and some JAS 39 Gripen
Expatrick
1st Feb 2024, 09:43
What was the AF flying?
Led down by a Pied Piper?
OK, Spotters ... what's the "not a Cessna" escorting it near the start of that MSN clip?
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1884x802/screenshot_2024_02_01_at_10_55_36_361a5fea323ce5e9b2daf02db6 9522c8bc85647c.png
treadigraph
1st Feb 2024, 10:09
OK, Spotters ... what's the "not a Cessna" escorting it near the start of that MSN clip?
Hard to say, might be a Tucano but looks a bit small unless it's sneaking up from behind and underneath.
SLXOwft
1st Feb 2024, 11:00
Wingspan of EMB-314 and C172 are very similar (as are those of the two a/c in the clip) and the Super Tucano is the only low wing, low tailplane prop driven aircraft operated by the Brazilian military.
sycamore
1st Feb 2024, 16:17
Modified `AirTractor`.....?
Modified `AirTractor`.....?
That was my impression ... didn't someone make a COIN version of that?
SLXOwft
1st Feb 2024, 17:02
Yup, it won the Armed Overwatch competition for US Special Operations Command. Now that would be a story.