DCS World - Greek Mirage 2000 vs Turkish F-16, October 1996

Greek and Turkish military aircraft often meet over the Aegean Sea. Most islands there are Greek and some of them are in close proximity to Turkish mainland. Different interpretation of national airspace and territorial waters lead to many incidents. In most cases, Greece launches fighters to intercept Turkish aircraft. Sometimes, those encounters lead to simulated dogfights which are usually benign but on several occasions, they ended tragically. On 8 October 1996, a flight of Turkish Phantoms were on a training flight near a Greek island. Greece send two Mirage 2000 fighters to intercept them to which Turkey responded by sending two F-16s. After those flights met, a usual 'dogfight' developed. But this one would have a very different ending.
This is the first video on this channel with Mirage 2000 module for DCS World in the starring role.

Sources:
- Airframe Details for F-16 #91-0023
https://www.f-16.net/aircraft-databas...
- Battle Over the Aegean The Undeclared Greco-Turkish Air War - 18.02.2016, Sputnik International
https://sputniknews.com/20160218/turk...
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...
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https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-mil...
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https://theaviationist.com/2015/12/30...
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https://greekreporter.com/2016/05/18/...
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https://www.defenceturkey.com/en/cont...

Music: Oud Dance - Doug Maxwell

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