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Originally Posted by crockett
They also routinely turn off their transponders when they tend to do those lovely air space violations. This is why Turkey claimed they had no idea who's plane it was, because the Russians turn off their transponders and then cry about getting shot down..
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One of the conspiracies are that they wanted to be shot (so that they could further their more aggressive tactics etc).
Seriously - normal pilot would respond and identify or say something. Not risk being shot down. I wonder what the pilot felt entering foreign airspace without identifying and responding...