From: "Robert Comer" 

> Flying close my ar*e. just about every photo of a TU95 or even Backfire
had
> an F14 or F4 or similar "in the shot" & pretty darn close.

The Bear was a bomber, not an unarmed surveillance plane -- (isn't a TU95
also a bomber and the backfire definitely was a bomber.)  And that was all
during the cold war.

> It's a "We know you're there" exercise.

That hasn't been Koreans usual pattern, so it wasn't expected, so it's way
more dangerous than if it were routine like the cold war stuff was.

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3e64cc93$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e64b9e6{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Hey international airspace means it's open to anyone &
anyone can fly
> > where
> > > they want...so some NK Migs decided to fly in the same area as some US
> > > aircraft decided to. Nothing wrong in that.
> >
> > Targeting someone and safety issue in flying close is the problem, not
> that
> > they flew there...
> >
>
> Flying close my ar*e. just about every photo of a TU95 or even Backfire
had
> an F14 or F4 or similar "in the shot" & pretty darn
close. Every country
> subject to similar flights with the ability to send something up to tag
> along will do so. For one thing blasting out emr close up to an electronic
> surveillance craft tends to reduce it's efficiency.
>
> Tornado F3'es used to send 1/2 their life playing tag with elint bears &
> I'll bet a fair few F15'es & F14'es & F4'es did too
>
> It's a "We know you're there" exercise.
>
> Adam
>
>
>

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