10th February, 2011
Bangkok Post
F16 and F18 fighter planes flew very close to the Cambodian border by mistake about 1pm on Thursday, air force chief-of-staff Air Chief Marshal Prachin Chantong said.
ACM Prachin said the fighters were seen flying only two or three kilometres from the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket province.
This caused speculation they were testing the border at a time Thailand and Cambodia are engaged in a border conflict.
In fact, the jets were from the air forces of Thailand, the United States and Singapore taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise being held in the 2nd and 3rd Army Regions, he said.
ACM Prachin said aircraft taking part in the exercise should be flying at least 10km from the border, but a mistake caused the planes to approach to within two or three kilometres of the border.
Bangkok Post
F16 and F18 fighter planes flew very close to the Cambodian border by mistake about 1pm on Thursday, air force chief-of-staff Air Chief Marshal Prachin Chantong said.
ACM Prachin said the fighters were seen flying only two or three kilometres from the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket province.
This caused speculation they were testing the border at a time Thailand and Cambodia are engaged in a border conflict.
In fact, the jets were from the air forces of Thailand, the United States and Singapore taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise being held in the 2nd and 3rd Army Regions, he said.
ACM Prachin said aircraft taking part in the exercise should be flying at least 10km from the border, but a mistake caused the planes to approach to within two or three kilometres of the border.
2 comments:
dear readers,
this is not a mistake by Thai's Air force. this excercises are not for peaceful purpose at all. this is a test for Hun Sen government to see do they have a gut to do any thing about it. secondly, it's a spy to see all tertoty in the Cambodian side how far do the Cambodian armie will talorate for this kind of agression.
I must agree to this conflict is can be resolve peacefully with diplomacy, however how far Hun Sen's government can telorate its depend how far the Thai government push? Cambodian has herrights to defense herself at any cost. this time Thai is lucky because Cambodian army didn't shot these ariplane down. but time they will, don't under estimate Cambodian army and weapons. Thai you must obey and respect France who help to solve this matter, don't be stupit!!!!and be an agressor!!!!you will reaped what you sowed.
The Cambodian army should shoot this plane down. Its a good time now to test the SAM missile on Thai's jet fighters. Use it as a target practice. This is a perfect time to do it. Shoot them down and don't play their cat and mouse game with them.
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