Day: August 30, 2020
Watch Croatian MiG-21s escorting B-52
VAW-126 fully qualified to do aerial refueling
VAW-126 is now qualified to receive aerial refueling for their E-2D airborne early warning aircraft.
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Watch two Russian Su-27s cutting into the path of a B-52
At approximately 11:19 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2020, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations over the Black sea in 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.
Greece getting 18 Rafales, 8 are free from France
Greek newspaper Parapolitika reports that Greece will be getting 18 Rafale fighters.
By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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