Of course it can...
It did actually shoot down two Iraqi Mi-8 transport helicopters during the first Gulf War.
It was designed around the GAU-8 Avenger cannon that fires 30mm rounds at a rate of fire of about 4200 rounds per minute.
Fighter aircraft are used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
Yes, it's possible to shoot down aircraft. Some of them are slow(it makes it easier to hit) and some them are fast(makes it harder to hit).
To shoot down enemy planes.
No. The military should not shoot down friendly aircraft at all, even if they are at war. If any passenger aircraft(airplane) enter the warzone. Both sides must pause the war and cannot shoot down this passenger plane.
No. The F-15 eagle is the only fighter aircraft that is one the most difficult plane to shoot down.
Approximately 29 Imperial Navy aircraft were shot down during the attack.
Fighter planes are designed specifically to shoot down other planes. It was in response to bombers and reconnaissance aircraft that they wanted to prevent from flying over the ground forces. Then there had to be aircraft to fly with the bombers to prevent the enemies fighters from shooting them down.
The Lockheed U-2 flown by Gary Powers .
Flak was important as it could shoot aircraft down.
The Black Mariah was an aircraft used during the Vietnam War, so that likely means to shoot down the plane when it lifted off to fly.
5 aerial victories/kills. Shoot down 5 aircraft or dirigibles but it did not require death of the enemy pilot; only destruction of the enemy aircraft.
To shoot down the enemies airplanes by using bullets or another thing called flak.