WP: Russian fighter almost shot down British spy plane near Crimea
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A Russian Su-27 fighter jet nearly shot down a British RC-135 spy plane near Crimea. The incident happened on September 29, 2022, it became known from the leaked documents of the Pentagon, writes The Washington Post.
According to the publication, the documents call the incident “almost downed British RJ” (Boeing RC-135).
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told the House of Commons in October that Russian fighter jets had intercepted the RC-135 in international airspace over the Black Sea. According to him, one of the fighters fired a missile close to the British plane, but out of sight. The British Air Force had to suspend patrols because of this.
An earlier publication, referring to the same documents, wrote that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin probably banned American Air Force pilots from flying near Crimea.
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