NATO forces on the USS Moutn Whitnes watch a Russian Tupolev TU-142 fly past
RT: Russian Bear bomber gate crashes NATO’s largest drill since Cold War (PHOTOS)
A Russian Tu-142 bomber blindsided a US flagship taking part in NATO’s massive Trident Juncture 18 drills off Norway. Spectacular photos of the flyby have expectedly sparked a media uproar, while Moscow called the flight routine.
The plane appeared in the air at the very moment the marines on board the USS Mount Whitney, the flagship of the US Sixth Fleet, gathered on deck for a group photo. The flyby provided the American troops with a rare opportunity to check out the Tu-142, which NATO codenamed ‘Bear-F.’
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Update: Russia turns up uninvited to major NATO wargames (France 24)
WNU Editor: This is something that you do not see everyday.
2 comments:
A flying museum piece and free admission. The best of both worlds.
Just be thankful it wasn't that smoking wheezing carrier and it's tug. What if they both broke down and began drifting who knows where?
As my southern friends would say "ohhh thu hora of it awll".
Well obviously you're going to observe a military buildup of 50000 men near you boarders...
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