CNN: Russian jet flies within 5 feet of US Navy plane, Pentagon says
A Russian Su-27 jet performed an unsafe intercept of a US Navy surveillance plane while it was flying in international airspace over the Black Sea Monday, three defense officials told CNN.
The American pilots reported that the Russian jet came within 5 feet of the US plane, according to two of the officials.
The Russian jet's action forced the US Navy aircraft to end its mission prematurely, one of the officials said.
US Naval Forces Europe, which oversees US operations in the region, later confirmed the incident in a statement.
"This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3's flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the SU-27's jet wash," Capt. Pamela Kunze, a spokesperson for US Naval Forces Europe told CNN.
Kunze said the intercept lasted for a total of two hours and 40 minutes.
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WNU Editor: The Russian Ministry of Defense have a different take on this incident .... Russian Flanker jet forces US spy plane to change course over Black Sea in ‘safe’ intercept – MoD (RT). More Russian reaction here .... Russia Intercepts US Spy Plane in International Airspace Over Black Sea (Sputnik)
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I understand Russian is doing interception, even on the international airspace, they are not the only one to do it. The problem is safety. Worse than the distance is to put the plane under the flux of post combustion. What if the P3 or P8 would be equipped with a flux of gasoline when the Russian jet is an appropriate condition? This intake would make an intern backfire of the jet engine with all the consequences. No proof and a big warning.
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