[lbryce]

The Russian Air Force has lifted a ban on the flights of Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers imposed after an An-22 Cock transport plane was destroyed in a crash last December.

I think they might consider changing he aircraft's name, designation. An-22 Cock seems a name, designation with some mighty nasty karma.

[dila813]

I can remember these guys buzzing us far south of the equator.

It was always a wonder because they don’t have carriers so their range was spectacular.

They were noisy as hell, on the ocean we could hear them coming up to a full 30 mins before they were even visible. The vibration and noise must have been unbearable to the crews. Of course, they flew low to buzz us and take pictures.

The last one I saw was in 1993, after that they fell silent.

I bet our subs could hear them coming across the water for a hundred miles or more.