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RAF jets responded to Russian incursion
Dundee, Scotland | May 10, 2007 12:01:13 AM IST
The Royal Air Force dispatched two jets from a Scottish base to intercept two Russian spy planes that were nearing British airspace, The Daily Mail reported. The RAF would not specify when the aerial incident took place, but newspaper said Wednesday that officials confirmed there was no interaction between the two nations' aircraft. The appearance of the Russian planes occurred just as the Royal Navy was conducting an exercise in international waters near Scotland. RAF squadron leader Keith Wardlaw compared the incident to those that typically occurred during the Cold War. It's a throwback to the Cold War when they used to fly in regularly to poke and prod at the edges of British airspace and test our reaction times, he told the newspaper. It's normal to let such aircraft know we're there by pulling up alongside them and they left quietly. The whole encounter probably lasted 15, 20 minutes. (UPI)
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