Posted on 01/17/2017 1:56:41 PM PST by PIF
These are the amazing scenes which show a Russian-built fighter jet taking on a US Air Force F-16 in a mock dogfight - in what could be a sign that America is preparing for the possibility of war with Moscow.
The images were captured by air traffic controller Phil Drake in the skies above Area 51 in Nevada, one of the world's most secret military bases, on the day Donald Trump was elected President.
According to Drake, the aircraft in the photographs are a single seater Sukhoi Su-27P and America's veteran F-16.
He was visiting the desert surrounding Area 51 on November 8, the day of the Presidential election. He hoped to see some fast jets involved in a training mission. This is the moment a US Air Force F-16 was photographed involved in a mock dogfight with a Russian SU-27 fighter
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Did these people ever watch Top Gun?
Opfor training. Happens all the time.
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It’s called Red Flag where our pilots go up against Russian and other countries ACM. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_(USAF)
Yawn...Old, old news...
I saw MIGs flying out of Miramar NAS when the Navy was there.
Happens quit frequently around Nevada. The AF uses the southern part of the State and the Navy uses the central part for Top Gun. Might be an interesting story if it was an F-35 and an SU-27.
Yes, but the author of the article needed to turn something quite ordinary into a sensational story. Up next, the shocking story behind vinegar in ketchup!
You can tune a piano, but you can’t tune a fish.
Hmmm. According to the dementocrats and sycophants, as of 1/21/2017 we will be in a shooting war with russia because, well, Trump. Maybe he’ll be to busy to deport all AAs, lgbtqx, trespassers and certain saxophone players. That’s what they seem to think anyway. Guess I didn’t get a copy of the secret memo about all the evil that’s about to be unleashed. They walk among us.
They haven’t heard of Red Flag?
Psst: It’s been going on for decades
The masters of both OBAMA and KERRY would love to start WW3 before a we get a common sense patriot in charge.
Be on your guard in these last days and hours. I fear that the acts of criminality and corruption this administration has become renowned for are not finished yet
No. They train against various “enemies” all the time.
Is this some sort of USA vs RUSSIA leak or propaganda?
Since when is it okay to publish mock dogfights in a Restricted Area or MOA (Military Operating Area)?
I would think if the base doesn’t publish it, and you are on the base looking up, don’t put it in the net.
Seems like FAKE NEWS. Same people pushing a big war.
And it is not a very exciting dogfight anyway.
Interesting evasive maneuver. A straight line.
Yikes! Vinegar in ketchup? What next? Don’t tell me that mayonnaise is made with egg whites. That’d be going way too far.
“in what could be a sign that America is preparing for the possibility of war with Moscow.”
Hyperbole much?
I wonder if College Flagg is aware of red flag?
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