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Russian "Doomsday Plane" Spotted Flying By Finland Border
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| 4/25/14
| Tyler Durden
Posted on 04/25/2014 1:16:03 PM PDT by Nachum
The last time the Russian "Doomsday Plane" was seen in the air doing its trademark loops at 27,000 feet telegraphing Vladimir Putin was somewhere nearby, was on March 31, just days after the formerly Ukrainian region was annexed by the Kremlin. Until today, when over the past 4 hours, the Tu-214 has been quietly circling in position just shy of Finland and the Baltics, where as it is known, NATO has been depositing hundreds of western soldiers in a "defensive" build up.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: baltics; doomsday; finland; nato; plane; russia; russian; spotted; valaam
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:16:03 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
Loops? Must be a hell of a plane.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:17:28 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
I was thinking the same thing.
Most communications/spy planes do not have aerobatic capabilities.
Can you image trying to do a loop in an E2 Hawkeye?
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:19:38 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Help Control Politician Overpopulation - Spay or Neuter Your Senator or Congressman Today!)
To: tet68
They meant laps. This is near Lapland isn’t it?
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:20:58 PM PDT
by
null and void
( They donÂ’t think think they are above the law. They think they are the law.)
To: Nachum
Loops? Must be a hell of a plane.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:21:29 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Nachum
Tu-214SR - Russia's modern version of Looking Glass. Been flying about two years now. They have at least two flying.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:22:39 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Q)
To: Nachum
Although we tend to think of a plane flying loops in a vertical manner, loops can also be horizontal, flat, like a loop in a river. A circular path.
To: Nachum
Doomsday plane?
Yeah sure. The TU-214 made by Tupolev looks wewy scarvey!
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:23:58 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: tcrlaf
Lets try that again:
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:25:12 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Q)
To: Nachum
Dr. Strangelove: Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:26:36 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
I assume it is carrying the Doomsday Machine...
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:26:36 PM PDT
by
AlmaKing
To: DannyTN
an actual time tie for the first Dr. Strangelove reference
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:27:46 PM PDT
by
AlmaKing
To: goldstategop
Russia’s version of the Looking Glass Airborne Command Post.
Two flying now, with another 4 on order. China is supposedly getting some, as well, with their own electronic suite.
Like I’ve said many times, the perception in the west is that this is still Soviet Russia’s military.
It isn’t, and Putin has spent a BUNCH of oil money on upgrades that are just now coming on line, like this, drones, and next-gen fighters.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:28:22 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Q)
To: tet68
"Loops? Must be a hell of a plane."
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:28:25 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: AlmaKing
"an actual time tie for the first Dr. Strangelove reference"Yeah, but mine had pictures and posted first so I must have beat you by a fraction of a second.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:29:54 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: goldstategop
Rumor mill says that one of these is supposed to make an appearance at Farnsboro.
I’m still working on getting there, but if I do, it’s just been added to my list of must-have pics.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:30:22 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Q)
To: null and void
To: null and void
To: tcrlaf
The Finns are getting ready...
Courtesy of Scandinavia and the World (http://satwcomic.com)
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:35:48 PM PDT
by
null and void
( They donÂ’t think think they are above the law. They think they are the law.)
To: tcrlaf
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