US claims Russian Su-27 jets intercepted B-52 bomber in ‘unprofessional manner’

August 31, 2020

Two Russian Su-27 acted in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner when intercepting the US B-52 bomber over the Black Sea, the US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa said in a statement Saturday.

“On August 28, 202, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a US 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,” the statement reads…

 

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