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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7513121/RAF-scrambled-jets-20-times-to-intercept-Russians.html
worrying 
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Gareth F
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Fuck it, if it happens it happens. Tbh we probably wont see the end coming 
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Marc
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They're clearly after the orange oil.
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Dom
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Didn't this happen a few years ago as well over Scotland? No doubt it's done to grab information about reaction times and to show a bit of muscle flexing.
edit - few more articles:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260381/RAF-jets-intercept-Russian-bombers-flying-British-airspace.html
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/raf-intercepts-pair-of-russian-jets-over-lewis-1.1015818
2007 Intercept
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2093759.ece
Better Article with (apparent) flight path
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/RAF-catches-Russian-bombers-in.6178775.jp
[Edited on 25-03-2010 by Dom]
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Steve
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tornados 
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
tornados
+1
Amazing what goes on without us even knowing
Wonder if they got any radio contact with them or anything?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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Russians searching for haggis' roaming free i reckon
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Gareth F
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Do they shout "its coming straight for us!" then launch an oversized missile at it, would be funny to watch i reckon 
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Didn't this happen a few years ago as well over Scotland? No doubt it's done to grab information about reaction times and to show a bit of muscle flexing.
edit - few more articles:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260381/RAF-jets-intercept-Russian-bombers-flying-British-airspace.html
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/raf-intercepts-pair-of-russian-jets-over-lewis-1.1015818
2007 Intercept
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2093759.ece
Better Article with (apparent) flight path
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/RAF-catches-Russian-bombers-in.6178775.jp
[Edited on 25-03-2010 by Dom]
They do it all the time, Russian's always fly here and then when we intercept, they fuck off home again. It's just to scare us and test us but they've been doing it for a very long time now...
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
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Originally posted by Steve
tornados
+1
Amazing what goes on without us even knowing
Wonder if they got any radio contact with them or anything?
I hear they did, translated it went something like this:
(1 being the RAF, 2 being the Russians).
1-"what the fuck are you doing here in England?"
2-"we're in England?"
1-"you are on British territory, turn around"
2-"vodka?"
1-"..."
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gavin18787
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Tbh if I heard an angry scot on the radio in a tornado I would turn around asap
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"In 2007, a nuclear-armed Blackjack bomber staged a mock attack on the east coast of England and got within 90 seconds of Hull without being intercepted. Creeping in low over the North Sea, it changed course only 20 miles from UK territorial airspace. "
Bastards!
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Tbh if I heard an angry scot on the radio in a tornado I would turn around asap
do you reckon they all sound like AK
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
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Originally posted by Steve
tornados
+1
Amazing what goes on without us even knowing
Wonder if they got any radio contact with them or anything?
I hear they did, translated it went something like this:
(1 being the RAF, 2 being the Russians).
1-"what the fuck are you doing here in England?"
2-"we're in England?"
1-"you are on British territory, turn around"
2-"vodka?"
1-"..."
They didnt get to england
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Root
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I was taking the piss Butler, lol.
nah, they try these tricks all the time, i dunno why they do it, it's a waste of everyone's time and money.
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Butler
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The Scotsman article is the best. Apparently its about making their presence known. Too much pride id say.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
I was taking the piss Butler, lol.
nah, they try these tricks all the time, i dunno why they do it, it's a waste of everyone's time and money.
One of the articles states that they do it to get reaction times of the RAF that they can then use for analysis. This certainly links in with what Butler posted. Saying that though we probably piss around in Russian waters in our subs....
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Tom
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Cheeky bastards! We'd just hold abramovic hostage if they did anything 
Seriously though if they do this all the time, how do we seem to have semi normal relations with them?
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Jambo
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Putin scares me.
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Steve
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it aint putin anymore is it
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Jambo
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hes not PM but hes still in control. Aparently
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ryzer
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they have been doing this for years, as already said, im sure we do similar things, they are probably just doing it as training / boredom. the new eurofighter squadron will be based there, to replace the F3
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Putin is a leader, just look at this man.
Look at him, then look at our PM
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Steve
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our govt is a disgrace, they have made this country into the nanny state it is now and its near impossible to get out of it, basically if you started trying to turn it around now, you would still ahve to write off the current generation of kids before anything would actually start to change
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