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2018-05-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Two US F-22 jets escort Russia’s Tu-95 aircraft -- Russian Defense Ministry

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Posted by Fred 2018-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ...There used to be an unwritten code of behavior for this sort of thing. The fighters would form up on the bomber, everybody would look each other over, get some serious pictures, then the Bear tail gunner would lower his cannon to full depression. At that point everybody would get out their personal cameras. The Americans would hold up Playboy and Penthouse centerfolds*; the Russians would pull out bottles of vodka and slam back a toast.

The fighters would escort them down to the next intercept, everybody would salute, and the whole thing would start all over again. I imagine some of those Russian aircrew were well and truly hammered by the time they got down.

Mike

*I imagine the centerfolds part has long since been banned.

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-05-13 06:30|| 2018-05-13 06:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I imagine the centerfolds part has long since been banned.

Nope. Nowadays it's the Russians who wave centerfolds while Americans cover their eyes.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-13 07:33|| 2018-05-13 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I met a youg Air Force pilot Friday at dinner. He is the grandson of one of my friends here. He has flown both the F-22 and F-35 and said he prefers the F-22 because you have to actually fly it most of the time. The F-35 he was mostly a passenger.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2018-05-13 09:03|| 2018-05-13 09:03|| Front Page Top

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