Two Turkish F-16s intercepted Russian Su-24 planes, not in the Black Sea, but in the Baltic Sea (Photo / Video) Air Force06 Sep, 15:52 The Turkish Defense Ministry said at the end of last week that two Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jets participating in the Polish air police mission had intercepted two Russian Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft flying in space. Baltic Sea. written by SI Catalin According to a press release from the Turkish Ministry of Defense, F-16 aircraft taking part in the NATO Air Police Mission in the Baltic airspace took off from the Malbork airbase in Poland to intercept two Russian attack planes. 24 flying in the airspace of the Baltic Sea. The Turkish Ministry of Defense also states that the interception mission was carried out in maximum security. A video with the moment of interception being posted on social networks on September 3, states the military publication Defense-Blog . In the pictures you can see the moment when one of the two F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force, which took off from Malbork air base, is quite close, but without resorting to dangerous maneuvers, to the two Su-24 aircraft of Russian Air Force. G Ad: A Turkish Air Force detachment - consisting of about 80 soldiers (pilots and technical personnel) and four F-16 aircraft - is deployed at Malbork Air Base in Poland, where it is carried out, by mid-September, Reinforced Air Police missions (enhanced Air Policing) under NATO command. It is the second time that the Turkish Air Force has contributed fighter jets to the NATO air police mission in the Baltic Sea region and the first time that its planes are deployed in Malbork, Poland. The publication TurDef , which reported on this recent event, reminds that Turkey is the only NATO country that shot down Russian planes. Even though Turkey and Russia have good bilateral relations in this currency, the 2016 incident was not forgotten by the pilots. Source Link