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U.S. official: 'Dangerous' Russian jet fly-by was 'straight out of a movie'

From Jim Sciutto and Barbara Starr, CNN

June 4, 2014 -- Updated 2019 GMT (0419 HKT)

Russian jet dangerously buzzes US jet

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Officials: A Russian fighter jet flew within 100 feet of a U.S. military plane
• The fly-by "put the lives of the U.S. crew in jeopardy," one official said
• Military leaders from both countries discussed the incident

(CNN) -- A Russian fighter jet buzzed dangerously close to a U.S. military plane in April, a U.S. official said Tuesday, describing the fly-by as "straight out of a movie."

The Russian jet flew within 100 feet of the nose of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane over the Sea of Okhotsk between Russia and Japan, a Defense Department official said.

The fly-by "put the lives of the U.S. crew in jeopardy," the U.S. official said, calling it "one of the most dangerous close passes in decades."

The incident occurred on April 23, the Defense Department official said, when a U.S. Air Force RC-135U aircraft flying on a routine mission over the Sea of Okhotsk was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker aircraft.

The Russian aircraft turned and "showed its belly" to the U.S. crew so they could see it was armed with missiles, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.

The United States did not originally discuss or reveal the incident publicly because it chose to deal with it privately with Russian officials, the military official said.

Earlier in April, U.S. officials said a Russian fighter jet made a dozen low-altitude passes over the USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea.

On April 28, a Russian Defense Ministry statement said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had discussed both incidents during a phone call that day.

In response, the statement said, Shoygu "offered to instruct the commanders in chief of the armed forces of both countries to discuss possible additional measures to address the interests of both countries to prevent future misperceptions of actions."

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A Defense Department readout of that call didn't mention the fly-bys.

On Tuesday, the Defense Department official said senior leaders had communicated concerns about the incident directly to the Russian military.

 

 

 

En norsk P-3B Orion kolliderte med en Su-27. Jagerflyet kom for nær og halen traff en propell og deler fløy inn i skroget. En veldig farlig situasjon.

At 10:39hrs of 13 September 1987 the Norwegian AF P-3B "602" from the Andøya AB was underway over the Barents Sea, flown by Lt. Jan Salvesen and nine crewmembers, when intercepted by a Su-27 of the 941st IAP V-PVO, from Kilpi-Yavr AB.
 The Orion was underway at 13.000ft (roughly 4.500m) when the Su-27 did the first close pass: the Norwegians took few photos. After experiencing some problems with keeping his plane in close formation with the slow P-3B, the Soviet fighter disappeared - especially as Lt. Salvesen decelerated in order to signal his dislike for the Flanker coming that close. The Soviet pilot then accelerated away.

Several minutes later, the Su-27 came back, and again took up a position very close to the P-3B. Lt. Salvesen decreased the speed, signalling the Flanker-pilot to stay away: the Su-27 disappeared again.

Around 10:56hrs, some 135nm E/SE from Vardø (Norway), and 48nm N of the Soviet border, the same Su-27 appeared for the third time, and now under the starboard (right) wing of the P-3B. The Flanker slowly moved closer and closer, the pilot obviously intending to once again suddenly accelerate when underneath the Orion. Finally, he did so, but while pulling up, the tip of his fin hit the prop of the Orion's outboard starboard engine, cutting an eleven centimer long piece of it and catapulting it into the fuselage of the reconnaissance aircraft, thus causing a decompression.


The Su-27 "Red 36" approaches from the left side; note the dorsal speed-breake in open position...