Bomber planes armed at Russian base in Syria A fully armed Sukhoi-24 bomber roars defeaningly down the runway at Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria and took off into the sky over the war-torn country. Within a few minutes another jet laden with bombs hurtled along the tarmac after it and followed up towards the clouds. IMAGES preparation of planes before takeoff / REFILE TO CORRECT DATE (16, NOT 15 DECEMBER)