on April 11, 2015 in World News
US recon aircraft intercepted by Russian fighter jet over Baltic
US recon aircraft intercepted by Russian fighter jet over Baltic – Pentagon An American RC-135U reconnaissance aircraft was buzzed by a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea near Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, according to the Pentagon, which accused the Russian pilot of coming dangerously close to the US aircraft. “On the morning of April 7, a US RC-135U, flying a routine route in international airspace, was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker in an unsafe and unprofessional manner,” the Washington Free Beacon (WFB) cited Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez as saying. “The United States is raising this incident… View Article
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