RAF Typhoons in near clash with Turkish F-16's

Jimbuna · 09-05-13, 06:20 AM

Everything turned out well in the end thankfully.

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British and Turkish fighter planes nearly clashed over the skies of Cyprus yesterday after two Typhoon Eurofighters scrambled from Akrotiri airbase.

Details remain unclear, but informed sources said the Typhoons, which are part of a total of six aircraft sent to the RAF Akrotiri airbase for possible actions against Syria, flew over the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus to intercept unidentified planes.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/breakin...-p20439-69.htm

http://theaviationist.com/2013/09/03/typhoon-vs-tuaf/

eddie · 09-05-13, 11:46 AM

Your Government won't allow you to get involved with Syria, so you go after Turkey instead!?!

Oberon · 09-05-13, 11:51 AM

eddie · 09-05-13, 12:53 PM

You guys on the other side of the pond are nuts!!(in a nice way!)

Jimbuna · 09-05-13, 01:42 PM

Would be interesting to know what each of the aircraft types were carrying, missile-wise.....both have the capability of carrying the latest technology.

eddie · 09-05-13, 02:00 PM

Its funny they are unaware of each other flights, in that they don't communicate to each other what their flight plans are?

Oberon · 09-05-13, 02:24 PM

Yeah...Cyprus, it's all a bit...touchy down there, and the Syrian crisis doesn't help much. After all, it was not even twenty years ago that Turkey and Greece almost went to war, and Cyprus is right in the middle of it all.

Jimbuna · 09-05-13, 02:25 PM

Some of that has to do with the fact many countries believe the north of the country is under occupation by the Turks.

Jimbuna · 09-05-13, 02:27 PM

From the second link in #1

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The dispute over the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus is reflected by active NOTAMs (Notice To Airmen):

NAVIGATIONAL WARNING TO ALL CONCERNED REFERENCE IS MADE TO TURKISH NOTAM A2652/05 AND WISH TO STATE THAT THE SO-CALLED ERCAN AIRPORT (LCEN) IS AN UNAUTHORISED AIRPORT OPERATING IN THE OCCUPIED BY TURKEY NORTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS (CYPRUS AIC A06/02 REFERS). CYPRUS GOVERNMENT AS THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY AND THE ONLY RECOGNISED GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER REGISTERED ABBREVIATION CODE LCEN WITH ICAO. THEREFORE THIS CODE AND THIS ILLEGAL AIRPORT SHOULD NOT BE USED. 24 NOV 14:30 2005 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 24 NOV 14:53 2005

Stealhead · 09-05-13, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Would be interesting to know what each of the aircraft types were carrying, missile-wise.....both have the capability of carrying the latest technology.

Well they are both NATO so IFF and their radar would have gone nuts the systems know the radar signatures of various aircraft as well as the signature that each planes radar system emits.The Typhoon is quite a bit more capable than the F-16(though the Turks have some of the best Vipers in the world as well as good pilots) as well being arguably the most capable interceptor in the world.Of course they did not actually encounter each other I think reading the article it was a stretch to call it a near clash the Turks where seeking a bogey not a tango.They would have checked the airspace and evaluated the situation and then acted accordingly.Had they have done all that and nearly engaged I would agree with the title of the article.

Had the Typhoons still have been in the area the turks would have figured out pretty quickly what they where encountering.

TLAM Strike · 09-05-13, 04:26 PM

Well the Russians are rotating in a larger force than what is being rotated out of the med now inter NATO jet skirmishes.

Yea I hope this isn't spiraling towards a Fred Thompson level situation.

Stealhead · 09-05-13, 04:30 PM

I have the sudden urge to get a reverse mortgage.

Oberon · 09-05-13, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well the Russians are rotating in a larger force than what is being rotated out of the med now inter NATO jet skirmishes.

Yea I hope this isn't spiraling towards a Fred Thompson level situation.

I don't think we're quite in a Fred Thompson situation just yet, but we're certainly crawling towards a potential Scott Glenn, a very bad quality Scott Glenn at that.

Stealhead · 09-05-13, 05:35 PM

That is from that short film where a war breaks out between the US and the USSR in the Persian Gulf Looks like it anyway.

Tchocky · 09-05-13, 05:46 PM

This is Richard Valeriani for CNN, reporting from the French aircraft carrier Foch, somewhere in the Mediterranean.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Would be interesting to know what each of the aircraft types were carrying, missile-wise.....both have the capability of carrying the latest technology. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Some of that has to do with the fact many countries believe the north of the country is under occupation by the Turks. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Well the Russians are rotating in a larger force than what is being rotated out of the med now inter NATO jet skirmishes. Yea I hope this isn't spiraling towards a Fred Thompson level situation. __________________

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	This is Richard Valeriani for CNN, reporting from the French aircraft carrier Foch, somewhere in the Mediterranean. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Your Government won't allow you to get involved with Syria, so you go after Turkey instead!?!

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09-05-13, 12:53 PM	#4
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	You guys on the other side of the pond are nuts!!(in a nice way!)

09-05-13, 02:00 PM	#6
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Its funny they are unaware of each other flights, in that they don't communicate to each other what their flight plans are?

09-05-13, 02:24 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yeah...Cyprus, it's all a bit...touchy down there, and the Syrian crisis doesn't help much. After all, it was not even twenty years ago that Turkey and Greece almost went to war, and Cyprus is right in the middle of it all.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I have the sudden urge to get a reverse mortgage.

09-05-13, 05:35 PM	#14
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	That is from that short film where a war breaks out between the US and the USSR in the Persian Gulf Looks like it anyway.