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  • Japan Maritime Plane (Naval Air Force) Almost Shotdown by N. Korean MiG; Mar. 2003 Over Sea of Japan

    07/25/2004 12:42:30 PM PDT · by AmericanInTokyo · 16 replies · 1,047+ views
    ZakZak News (Tokyo) in Japanese ^ | 25 July 2004 | ZakZak News (in Japanese
    Details now emerging. In Japanese..... North Korean MiG locked on to Japan EP-3 surveillance craft over Sea of Japan in March 2003, during joint work over international waters between Japan and North Korea, with US Navy. US Navy RC135-S "Cobra Ball" surveillance aircraft was also locked on for shootdown by DPRK Airforce in international airspace.Japan Air Self Defense forces scrambled (several) F-15s from Komaki Air Base in Western Japan to challenge the DPRK MiGs, which backed down and released their radar "Lock On". Later and soon after, the DPRK enemy aircraft harrassed US Navy Aircraft for nearly 20 minutes,...