Russian bomber buzzes US aircraft carrier.
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Russian bomber buzzes US aircraft carrier.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/rus...ber/index.html
The TU95 Bear turboprop is slow and ancient. F18s could have shot them down in a hot second.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
The TU95 Bear turboprop is slow and ancient. F18s could have shot them down in a hot second.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
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Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that there was no violation of flight regulations during the incident. A ministry official said the flights are standard operating procedure for air force training.
