"shot down" refers to an aircraft destroyed in the air - because it can only go down. It cannot refer to an aircraft destroyed on the ground. you can use the opposite 'shot up'.
in the 65 war, the iaf lost 3 of its nine migs - two were destroyed on ground by nosey haiders attack. one at adampur in a bomber raid.
So that aircraft that is shot down...while taking off will go up? shot up? The aircraft in the ground prepearing to take off at least 20 minutes before should be called shot up?
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