Granted, but this plane had only been on the air 3 minutes at 7,000 feet with an outbound vector from the airport. I would think that if an enemy aircraft has penetrated to within 3 minutes of you airport, they’ve most likely have already launched their weapons and your missiles system doesn’t have anything left to protect.
Good point.
Good point. Why shoot down an outgoing aircraft?
Me thinks that someone on that plane was targeted, not just the plane.