Shooting Down The Bear

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RAF Lossiemouth jets scrambled to 'unidentified aircraft'

RAF jets have been scrambled to intercept unidentified aircraft off the north of Scotland.

Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and a Voyager fuel tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are involved in the mission.

Quick reaction alerts (QRAs) are not uncommon and usually involve RAF crews shadowing Russian military aircraft flown near UK airspace.

The incidents have occurred since the Cold War era.

An RAF spokesman said: "Quick reaction alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth, supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton, have been launched against unidentified aircraft approaching the UK area of interest.

"We will not be offering any additional detail on this ongoing operation until complete."

(continue, boris will do anything to distract from himself)

[JimC]

Where is Biggles when we need him?

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Where is Biggles when we need him?

If it all kicks off I'll be one of the first to notice the lights have changed with the airbase just down the road.

[laklak]

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https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics ... 0202216966

[JimC]

Nothing like a good war scare to keep the public's mind off other scandals...

[Svartalf]

RAF Lossiemouth jets scrambled to 'unidentified aircraft'

RAF jets have been scrambled to intercept unidentified aircraft off the north of Scotland.

Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and a Voyager fuel tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are involved in the mission.

Quick reaction alerts (QRAs) are not uncommon and usually involve RAF crews shadowing Russian military aircraft flown near UK airspace.

The incidents have occurred since the Cold War era.

An RAF spokesman said: "Quick reaction alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth, supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton, have been launched against unidentified aircraft approaching the UK area of interest.

"We will not be offering any additional detail on this ongoing operation until complete."

(continue, boris will do anything to distract from himself)

Where'd ye get yon tale, RAF Luton?

[Brian Peacock]

This stuff happens weekly. It's given prominence now for why...?

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This stuff happens weekly. It's given prominence now for why...?

I'm guessing so if the ruskies let one off folks like me can duck and cover rather than find out after the fact? given the Ukraine situation.