From: "Adam Flinton" 


"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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