Things between Russia and America are getting heated.
Footage has now emerged of a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker aggressively banking into a US Air Force F-15C Eagle.
It’s not clear where and when the footage was taken but, provided it is genuine (it seems so), it was probably filmed in the Baltic region, when the U.S. Air Force F-15C was supporting NATO BAP (Baltic Air Policing) mission.
Reporting below from The Aviationist.
Su-27 Flankers flying in international airspace from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad and back, often escorting other aircraft (including Tu-22, Tu-134 and An-72 jets) are frequently intercepted by NATO fighters in QRA (Quick Reaction Alert). The Russian aircraft operate with no FPL, onboard transponders off, and usually do not maintain radio contact with the local air traffic control agencies and for this reason they are identified and escorted by NATO aircraft based in Lithuania and Estonia.
Take a look, with the Russian jet clearly veering towards the American jet, which then beats a hasty retreat:
#BREAKING: A #Russian Air Force pilot has released this video showing how a #RuAF Su-27P (from 72nd Guards AvB) dangerously banked in front of a #USAF‘s F-15C of 493rd Fighter Squadron while it was patrolling over #Baltic Sea as a part of #NATO Baltic Air-policing mission. pic.twitter.com/zVU5dN4rpe
— Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) January 31, 2019
It’s like the aviation equivalent of that handshake between Trump and Putin.
Very cheeky.
[source:aviationist]
