Posted on 10/31/2015 1:47:07 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
MOSCOW/ZURICH/PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Switzerland's military said one of its fighter jets performed a routine identification check on a Russian plane in Swiss air space on Monday, prompting Moscow to complain the aircraft came "dangerously" close to each other.
Russia initially summoned the French ambassador in Moscow to protest, alleging a French military jet had come into "dangerous proximity" with the Tupolev, whose passengers included the Speaker of its lower house en route to Geneva.
Moscow, which had threatened not to use France as a venue for international meetings in retaliation, later apologised for the mistake.
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It`s a good thing that the Swiss Navy is keeping an eye on those pesky Russky cruise missile destroyers, too.
The Swiss don’t have a navy.
Bunker does not have a sense of humor.
French? Swiss?
They all look alike to the Russians...
“The Swiss donât have a navy.”
On the contrary, the Swiss navy is a branch of the Swiss Army operating a flotilla of patrol boats and other maritime units utilizing a Swiss Navy ensign in the territorial waters of the Swiss lakes. See the Swiss Naval Ensign:
Swiss naval flag use
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/Flags/ch%5Enavy.html
The Swiss Air Force, and military in general, is first class. I am sure the F-18 pilot didn’t consider this “dangerously close.” It may have surprised the Ruskie, no doubt. I have seen them flying in the Alps. Geez . . .!
Oldplayer
“The Swiss donât have a navy.”
But do they have a Y M C A———Y M C A?
Looks an awful lot like the S.S. Minnow. Except for the .50 on the bow, that is.
Moscow is a lot like Black Lives Matter. They act like a thug and get mad when treated like a thug. Too bad.
“They act like a thug and get mad when treated like a thug. Too bad.”
They get enraged over trivial matters like Muslims, because they have been indoctrinated into a violent racial hate cult.
Did any Catholics go on a murderous terror killing rampage when the Crucifix was put into a cup of urire and the NEA subsidized it as art? NO.
Vlad doesn’t like being on the receiving end of intrusions.
Hey Vlad!
Better leave the Swiss alone and go figure out what’s wrong in Egypt.
I would love to see a video from a camera on one of those jets! 3-D even better!
1. The French don't have F/A-18’s
2. The marking are rather different...:^)
French
Swiss
Just how close was the offending fighter?
Why isn’t that “Swiss Radar” written in Swiss?
Radar is an internationally used word. There are multiple ways to write/spell Swiss. The Swiss have four national languages and liberally use English at other times.
Oldplayer
Right you are. It is TOUGH where they practice flying in the alps. Their hangars are inside the mountains. Very cool to see. My ex was in the Swiss AF.
Looks an awful lot like the S.S. Minnow.
Actually, the Skipper and everyone disappeared to Switzerland and cashed in all their residuals from the show. The whole tropical island set you saw? All fake.
I guess they wanted it in a language anyone in the country could understand.
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