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Tango01  | 23 Jun 2017 11:39 a.m. PST |
… plane nearly collided with 'rapidly oncoming' Russian fighter jet over the Baltic Sea "The US European Command on Friday released dramatic photos of a Russian jet coming within a few feet of a US Air Force reconnaissance jet over the Baltic Sea on Monday in a maneuver that has been criticized as unsafe. The photographs released Friday show the Russian SU-27 coming so close to the wing of the US RC-135U that the Russian pilot can be seen in the cockpit in some images. Intercepts are common and are usually considered routine, but EUCOM said in this case on June 19 'due to the high rate of closure speed and poor control of the aircraft during the intercept, this interaction was determined to be unsafe…"
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| Stryderg | 23 Jun 2017 12:00 p.m. PST |
nah, what would be unsafe would be someone releasing a handful of marbles a few moments before the intercept. |
| Tango01 | 24 Jun 2017 11:02 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 24 Jun 2017 12:34 p.m. PST |
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| SouthernPhantom | 25 Jun 2017 11:57 a.m. PST |
The ensign leads me to believe that Flanker to be Naval Aviation. |
| zoneofcontrol | 25 Jun 2017 2:03 p.m. PST |
Where's Tom Cruise when we need him? |
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decides on hills for his Team Yankee project.
