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Sputnik: US Surveillance Plane Reportedly Approaches Russian Border Over Baltic Sea
An RC-135V surveillance aircraft of the US Air Force came close to the Russian border, over the Baltic Sea, RIA Novosti reported citing Baltic Watch.
The aircraft, side number 64-14844 and call sign ELGIN33, took off from the Mildenhall airbase in Britain and flew to the southern part of the Baltic Sea.
According to the report, a Su-27 jet was scrambled to intercept the US plane.
The Sunday flyover is the latest in a series of incidents with the RC-135 aircraft and Russian warplanes in the Baltic Sea in the past few weeks.
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WNU Editor: At least the transponder was on .... the last time it happened it was not and it resulted in a barrel roll over one U.S. surveillance aircraft ...."Don't Fly Near Our Borders" - U.S. Spy Plane Again Intercepted By Russian Jet (Zero Hedge).
1 comment:
These flights are common. Have been for decades. I've flown in the V models (1000+ hours). That transponder was on. If not, they would have been shot down. People are wrong to think this is a recent phenomona. The only thing different is the russian aggressiveness. We always had an "escort" on our wings in both the baltic and in the pacific. They just flew a couple hundred feet to the side and slightly behind. Went home when bingo fuel and the next relay came up.
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