Supersonic US bombers on deployment to a West Country airfield were confronted with a Russian fighter jet. The 'unplanned interaction' happened as the planes flew over the Baltic Sea region.
Two B-1B Lancers reported the incident with SU-27 on Tuesday (May 23), reports Gloucestershire Live. It comes as Four B-1B Lancers are now stationed at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds as part of a long-planned mission that will see them conduct training flights and missions in the European theatre.
According to Air & Space Forces Magazine, the two bombers were in international airspace alongside NATO allies and partners as they arrived in Europe on Tuesday. It was there they had the interaction with "foreign fighter aircraft", a spokesperson forU.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) said.
