“That is highly unlikely.”
Well, the civilian they were interviewing on the local TV channel, who found the pilot alive in a field, said that munition projectiles were whizzing through the air and scared the heck out of him. What were they? This guy knew what he thought they were, and the pilot who was worried about where the plane had landed, said that he had live weapons on board the plane.
I don't know. Stories I've read so far said he was in a flight headed for a training mission. They probably didn't have live munitions.
Time will tell.
I just saw an interview with this guy (I think). He sounded sure of his statements.