ABC News: Russian Bombers Fly Near U.S. on July 4th
As Americans were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, four Russian long-range bomber aircraft flew close enough to the US shores that they were intercepted by military fighter jets. The first set of two bombers flew near Alaska and just 30 minutes later a separate set flew far off the west coast of California.
According to officials at NORAD the flights stayed within international airspace and at no time did any of the Russian bombers enter or get close to entering sovereign North American boundaries.
More News On Reports That Russian Bombers Flew Near The U.S. Coast On July 4th
Nuclear-capable Russian bombers cruise California, Alaska coastlines on July 4 -- Washington Times
Officials: US Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Off California, Alaska -- Military.com
US jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on July 4 -- Business Insider
Officials: US jets scramble to intercept Russian bombers off California, Alaska coasts on July 4 -- FOX News
2 comments:
Test of air defenses on a holiday? Nothing new, it is a day when they expect to have less eyes looking for them on the sky.
A proper test would be to see if they can land a plane on Pennsylvania Avenue. Matthias Rust did, after all, manage to land a plane on the Red Square.
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