Russian aircraft buzz US Navy patrol planes, get within 5 feet, Pentagon says

ABC via Yahoo ^ | February 16th, 2022 | MATT SEYLER

[Mariner]

Amid tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine, Russian aircraft intercepted U.S. Navy patrol planes in an "unprofessional" manner three separate times over the weekend, in one incident coming within five feet of an American plane, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The Boeing-made U.S. P-8A aircraft are designed for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, according to the Navy.

"The U.S. flight crews were flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea at the time of these intercepts," DOD spokesman Capt. Mike Kafka said in a statement Wednesday.

[Mariner]

While flying with VQ3 (EC-130Q) in 1979 or 1980, and crossing from Hawaii and Guam, I am nearly certain we went within 3ft of a TU-95 Bear wingtip.

We mooned them out the portals.

They mooned us back.

We went our separate ways.

Now the Pentagon wants to make a big deal out of such games?

How pussy of them.

[rdl6989]

I’d hate to hit a little turbulence when flying that close.

[rrrod]

Dead Russian salute.

[dfwgator]

[Larry Lucido]

Fine, more Hot Shots gifs.

[PGR88]

[CFW]

Russia, Russia, Russia!

I’m getting cynical about anything the State Department tells me about Russia. In other words, I don’t believe anything they say.

[Robert DeLong]

Tupolev Tu-95

The Tupolev Tu-95 is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Aerospace Forces until at least 2040

[dfwgator]

[frank ballenger]

RE: Your military flying experience....

Thank you for your service to our country.

And for the mooning of the Commies.

[PGR88]

In other words, I don’t believe anything they say.

They lies went to "11" 5 years ago when Trump arrived on the scene. The US media and government have lost my trust entirely.

I am surprised anyone on still believes any crap spoken in the USA - about Russia, Ukraine, Climate, Race, etc. etc.

[Mariner]

It’s their B-52

[frank ballenger]

Cartoon....

I knew when the subject got going it would lead to nasty cracks.

[Seruzawa]

Nothing new here. Just another scare tactic against the public.

[McGruff]

World War III could start from stunts like this.

[Mariner]

“World War III could start from stunts like this.”

Or those that occurred 40-50 years ago.

And it didn’t in either case.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Pentagon has the MSM in its back pocket these days.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[Fester Chugabrew]

ABC shoots it wad without evidence . . . again.

[SaveFerris]

The EM-50 was quite an RV