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Unsafe, unprofessional intercept of US bomber by Russian aircraft over the Black Sea

Unsafe, unprofessional intercept of US bomber by Russian aircraft over the Black Sea

Unsafe, unprofessional intercept of US bomber by Russian aircraft over the Black Sea

6:25 AM8/31/2020

At approximately 11:19 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2020, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations in the black sea over international waters. The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner causing turbulence and restricting the B-52’s ability to maneuver.

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B-52H Bomber Missions Begin at RAF Fairford

B-52H Bomber Missions Begin at RAF Fairford

B-52H Bomber Missions Begin at RAF Fairford

12:39 PM8/26/2020

5th Bomb Wing Airmen in support of a long-planned bomber training mission, arrived at RAF Fairford, England on Aug. 24, 2020.

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U.S. Strategic Command Launches Bomber Task Force Mission For Global Thunder 20 Training

U.S. Strategic Command Launches Bomber Task Force Mission For Global Thunder 20 Training

U.S. Strategic Command Launches Bomber Task Force Mission For Global Thunder 20 Training

9:19 AM11/7/2019

A Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission involving B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit aircraft is taking place Monday to train U.S. Strategic Command forces, assess joint operational readiness, and integrate with a full complement of U.S. and key allied aircraft

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