US spy plane evades Russians, enters Swedish airspace

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Jazz Shaw

August 3, 2014

 

This story apparently took place last month, right after Malaysia flight 17 was shot down over the Russia – Ukraine border area, but we’re only hearing about it now. A United States aircraft – a Boeing RC-135 – was performing reconnaissance of Russian forces when the Russians noticed, began tracking the craft using ground radar and dispatched a fighter jet to intercept it. Complicating the issue is the fact that the US plane took evasive action which included flying into Swedish airspace without getting permission to do so.

 

 

Once the crew on board the spy plane realized they were being tracked, they tried their best to get out of the area as soon as possible.

 

The closest escape from the Russians was in Swedish airspace where they entered without gaining clearance with the country first.

 

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This complicates things for the Swedes a bit, as they would no doubt prefer not to have the Russians thinking they were in cahoots on the plan. But with the US acknowledgement of the maneuver and meetings to make sure it doesn’t happen again, we’re probably giving them all the cover they need.

 

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