#3944050 - 04/24/14 07:19 PM
RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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A pair of Russian surveillance planes flew close to UK airspace on Wednesday, forcing the RAF to scramble jet fighters.
The Russian plane, reported to be Tupolev 95s, were detected flying off the coast of Scotland. The planes turned away from Britain after the RAF dispatched Typhoon jets from Leuchars airbase, near Dundee. Russia testing the waters or just business as usual? EDIT: one of the comments below the article: If this happens after independence, Scotland will send up its Sopwith Camel to chase any stray Migs out of its airspace. 
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#3944066 - 04/24/14 07:39 PM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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Apparently there was some kind of national holiday in Sweden so all of the pilots were off duty.
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#3944081 - 04/24/14 07:55 PM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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WTF this is in the news is beyond me. It happens about every second month, and has been for the last decade now.
Agreed. This is just being sensationalized more by the news media to capitalize on the current Ukraine crisis.
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#3944094 - 04/24/14 08:04 PM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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Sopwith Camel? They've upgraded!
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#3944141 - 04/24/14 10:08 PM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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They have been doing this to us on a regular basis over the last 20 or so years. Nothing new here  More like 50-60 years.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#3944151 - 04/24/14 10:47 PM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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Danish air force also had two F-16s up What? Both of them? (thanks for the support - I love Denmark )
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#3944152 - 04/24/14 10:52 PM
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Danish air force also had two F-16s up What? Both of them? (thanks for the support - I love Denmark ) Haha, oh no we only have one sort-of functioning. The second F-16 was just a decoy balloon on tow.
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#3944166 - 04/24/14 11:37 PM
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Danish air force also had two F-16s up And a couple of F-16s from the Netherlands.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#3944306 - 04/25/14 06:35 AM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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Danish air force also had two F-16s up What? Both of them? (thanks for the support - I love Denmark ) Haha, oh no we only have one sort-of functioning. The second F-16 was just a decoy balloon on tow. Kind of like Norway, we have about 15 of 57 F-16s operational right now.
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#3944358 - 04/25/14 12:23 PM
Re: RAF Typhoons Chase Off Two Russian Surveillance Planes Detected Off Coast Of Scotland
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Detect them off the coast of New Zealand and THAT would be surprising.
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