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Putin Not Kidding: RAF Fighters Intercept Russian Bombers

by John Little on 22/08/2007

What a Cold War flashback. Putin going old school isn’t really an immediate threat. Actually the attempt, using his aging bombers, is rather sad.



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There are 2 comments in this article:

  1. 22/08/2007agesilaus says:

    Aging bomber? What about that intercepter? Looks like an F-106 and this is in the F-22 age. Both Russia and the Brits are stuck in the 1960′s

  2. 7/09/2007Tony Sweetman says:

    Stuck in the 60′s?!? Ever heard of a thing called the Typhoon?
    Anyway, what’s the point of sending up brand new jets to see off a few shitty Russian bombers that are probably only armed with a few chickens, hens and an 8 week supply of Vodka for their pissed up pilots?

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