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Old 08-22-2007, 10:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Two new RAF Typhoon jets shadowed a Russian bomber heading for Britain, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The jets were scrambled on Friday 17 August to identify the Russian aircraft, which turned back before it reached UK skies.

The MoD said: "RAF Typhoons from Numbers 3(F) and XI Squadrons launched to shadow a Russian Bear-H aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean."

The BBC's Gordon Corera said the incident was not a security threat.

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What the hell is up with this?!?!
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What the hell is up with this?!?!
Oh, the Russians are just rebuilding their air force and getting it back off the ground, so to speak, and flexing their muscle in the process.

And, my understanding is these sort of encounters happened quite often during the Cold War.

And the pilots of each nation would just wave to each other and then go their separate ways.
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