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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on May 10, 2007, 11:11:42 AM
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Two Bears were spotted during a major Royal Navy exercise to the north of the Outer Hebrides. Commanders believe they were planning to spy on the warships, including the aircraft carrier Illustrious.
Two Tornado F3 fighters took off from RAF Leuchars in Fife and intercepted the Bears in international airspace.
The pilots were close enough to wave but there was no radio contact.
More Info (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=453672&in_page_id=1770)