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Offline Angus

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The russian bear travelling again
« on: March 26, 2009, 03:40:51 AM »
Yup.
Yesterday afternoon F16's were scrambled from airbase Keflavik to say hello to a Russian bomber, - the bear.
This is frequent, and some European airforces do this all the time.
This time there is a video:http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/Nyt%20og%20Presse/INT%20OPS/Pages/PressemeddelelseIsland.aspx
click on the "se viedeoclip". The text is in Danich, those were F-16's from the Danish airforce.

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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 03:54:39 AM »
Our f16's scramled 10 times in jan/feb alone to say hi to russian bears and backfires. Its good to see the russians are flying again. Last year they were up all the time and this year will be no different.

Way better to have them up and flying in good spirits then to have grumpy russians sitting around all day trying to figure out a way to make a living by selling their gear all over the place.

Ill take a happy, well fed russian soldier with good training over a grumpy, hungry and angry russian any day.

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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 06:53:19 AM »
Quote from: Nilsen on March 26, 2009, 03:54:39 AM
Our f16's scramled 10 times in jan/feb alone to say hi to russian bears and backfires. Its good to see the russians are flying again. Last year they were up all the time and this year will be no different.

Way better to have them up and flying in good spirits then to have grumpy russians sitting around all day trying to figure out a way to make a living by selling their gear all over the place.

Ill take a happy, well fed russian soldier with good training over a grumpy, hungry and angry russian any day.

But they demonstrate the operations of an Ejection Seat so well!
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 06:58:17 AM »
Quote from: Masherbrum on March 26, 2009, 06:53:19 AM
But they demonstrate the operations of an Ejection Seat so well!

Just their way of showing they are excited  :aok
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 06:58:41 AM »
Quote from: Nilsen on March 26, 2009, 06:58:17 AM
Just their way of showing they are excited  :aok

 :rofl   So true!
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 07:50:14 AM »
Hey I like it when we have grumpy russian soldiers trying to find ways to sell their gear.  I'm trying to get a case of Levi jeans.  I've got my eye on a Su-47 or maybe a Mig-144
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2009, 08:27:58 AM »
You've gotta hand it to the Russians.... they're bloody cheeky bastids.
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2009, 08:30:41 AM »
Notice howbig the aircraft is with the F-16 trailing it.
Anyway, they were "turned around" it said. 100 km from the country.
Must be a boring job....
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2009, 09:18:26 AM »
Quote from: Nilsen on March 26, 2009, 06:58:17 AM
Just their way of showing they are excited  :aok


Sometimes overly so as they suffer from premature evacuation. 
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2009, 09:52:27 AM »
Nothing like a pint of vodka and an ejection to get you through the day eh?
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2009, 02:39:41 PM »
Nice to see nothings changed....




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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2009, 02:51:58 PM »
indeed ...





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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2009, 03:30:47 PM »
we should freak them out next time they fly in western Europe by having eight Me 109K-4 flying by them. 
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2009, 03:49:15 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on March 26, 2009, 03:30:47 PM
we should freak them out next time they fly in western Europe by having eight Me 109K-4 flying by them. 

Nah, I'll get me 262 rockin... I say let 'em cross into airspace... then the fun begins. ;)

I don't get the press now, if you ask me, it's a scare tactic...
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Re: The russian bear travelling again
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2009, 04:13:30 PM »
Quote from: trigger2 on March 26, 2009, 03:49:15 PM

I don't get the press now, if you ask me, it's a scare tactic...

Scare tactics = ratings
Ratings = $$$

It's been going on forever.  It just seems more prevalent now.

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