Vladimir L. Padrino, Venezuelan Minister of Defense officially announced that the Armed Forces of Venezuela shot down two Mexican airplanes on December 8 and 9.
The official released on December 8 the first message through his Twitter account in which he said: “Once again our Aerospace Defense detects, intercepts and immobilizes an airplane entered illegally.”
Attached to the message, he published a photograph of the airplane, where the plates XB-KLQ can be observed. Aviation Safety Network Service said that it belongs to a Rockwell Sabreliner 60ELXM model.
According to international regulations, airplanes from Mexico bear license plates that start with XA, XB and XC.
Two Mexican airplanes were shot down on December 8 and 9 by the Armed Forces of Venezuela, said Vladimir L. Padrino, Minister of Defense of that country.
On December 9, Padrino published a photograph of a second airplane, accompanied by the message: “Another airplane shot down by the FANB. It violated our airspace presumably for drug trafficking.”
Article source: http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2014/12/two-mexican-airplanes-were-shot-down-on-december-8-and-9-by-the-armed-forces-of-venezuela/












