:: then performed what they said was an aggressive banking turn away from the intelligence jet ::
I hope the American sent the Ruskie away with the standard “single-finger” salute!
Piffle.
If the Russian was banking sharply he wouldn’t have seen the finger salute and anyway he intended to lash the RC-135 with his bow wave, and did. Shook up the Boeing.
So our aircraft over the Black Sea are unescorted?
Flipping the bird to the Russians only happens in movies. I think there are a few of us on here who can vouch for that...Me and My RC.