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To: Sub-Driver

I remember these things.

Seems like they would fly down the west coast.

17 posted on 04/18/2014 9:23:25 AM PDT by McGruff (You believe what your government tells you. Don't you?)

To: McGruff

That looks like a Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" bomber.

It has four turboprop engines driving two contra-rotating propellers each. There was one on Ebay last month, discussed on Hacker News.

34 posted on 04/18/2014 10:25:41 AM PDT by cynwoody

To: McGruff

They used to fly fairly close to Virginia Beach sometimes, too.

I think the Tomcat squadrons from Oceana enjoyed heading out to escort them away.

44 posted on 04/18/2014 11:13:45 AM PDT by WayneS (Help Control Politician Overpopulation - Spay or Neuter Your Senator or Congressman Today!)

To: McGruff

Loved the Tomcat!

61 posted on 04/21/2014 9:12:09 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative

To: McGruff

Seems like they would fly down the west coast.

Those Russian aircraft Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO's "Bear") were teasing-out the UK's defensive responses as recently as last year.

70 posted on 04/23/2014 11:01:01 AM PDT by Does so ("Miranda Warnings" and loss of "Common-Law Marriage" = 2 Big Mistakes...)

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