Russian jets continued their provocative antics in the Baltic Sea region on Friday. A Russian jet flew a “barrel roll” over the top of an Air Force RC-135 while both planes were flying in international airspace above the Baltic. The American plane was on a reconnaissance mission. Officials told CNN the Russian SU-27 flew within […]
Russian Jet Threatened U.S. Recon Aircraft
April 17, 2016 by
A Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft on Thursday in the latest military provocation by Moscow over the Baltic Sea, the U.S. European Command said Saturday. “On April 14, a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft flying a routine route in international airspace over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by […]