Russian fighter Jets Buzz Glasgow Scotland

[Thruster Profile]

At 2pm approx, today, 10/10/11 - two fighter jets roared over my house, nose to tail at tremondous speed, twice. I was in the toilet on the first fly past and I legged it to my loft room and opened the Velux window to catch the second fly past.

My son was on facebook later in the day and noticed one of friends had identified them as Russian. We've tried to get him on the phone without luck to ask where he got his info.

There has been nothing on the news about it so far.

Any of our Scottish members out there got any info on this event?

[Flecktarn Profile]

two euro fighters were in that area around that time
also a tornado and a e3 were close by

[Thruster Profile]

two euro fighters were in that area around that time
also a tornado and a e3 were close by

Thanks flecktarn .. clears that one up. I nearly shit myself when I heard them the first time, we don't normally see stuff like that where I am. Really cool though.

[Kiltedkiller1 Profile]

two euro fighters were in that area around that time
also a tornado and a e3 were close by

Thanks flecktarn .. clears that one up. I nearly shit myself when I heard them the first time, we don't normally see stuff like that where I am. Really cool though.

cheers for clarifying that troops ! I was working up castlemilk area when i saw 2 black migs close followed by a tornado that day> tryd to post but was unable to ?

Ps thought of homefront when i saw it lol

[Illuminated Profile]

didn't russia just threaten nuclear war with nato countries?

[Richc Profile]

All the time people were saying that Russia were building hundreds of large underground bunkers because of Comet Elenin they were actually preparing for survival after the impending WW3..

Its time to read between the lines me thinks...

RIK

[1ofakind Profile]

two euro fighters were in that area around that time
also a tornado and a e3 were close by

Thanks flecktarn .. clears that one up. I nearly shit myself when I heard them the first time, we don't normally see stuff like that where I am. Really cool though.

I wouldn't rest to easy my friend. It appears the Russians have been testing our air space/defence for a while now. You could have witnessed a new approach to their tactics. If something kicks of I am assuming the Russians are going to target Scotland first. Maybe the North sea oil rigs, Nuke plants or just because you have so many soldiers based up there. Where I live we have a huge arms deppo. I worked there for a while and was told the only one bigger in Europe is in Scotland not sure where though.

Streaking through the dawn sky, a deadly Russian Blackjack nuclear bomber buzzes British airspace in a dramatic picture released by the RAF.
It was taken by the crew of a Tornado jet scrambled to intercept the supersonic invader as it headed for Scotland earlier this month.
Yesterday defence chiefs revealed the RAF has been scrambled no fewer than 20 times in the last year to repel Russian warplanes.

We're on to you: An RAF Tornado intercepts a Russian Blackjack bomber near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis
Analysts said it was part of a growing tendency for the Kremlin to flex its military muscles in the post-Cold War era. The Russian 'Bear' has been testing Western response times to its increasingly aggressive incursions.
In this instance, on March 10, radar picked up two of the Tu160 Blackjack bombers flying at high speed towards the Outer Hebrides.
Nicknamed the White Swan by its Russian pilots, the Tu160 is capable of travelling at 1,380mph and can carry up to 88,000lbs of ordnance including either cruise or short-range nuclear missiles.
Two RAF Tornado F3 fighters from 111 Squadron were immediately scrambled from RAF Leuchars in Fife.
They intercepted the Russian warplanes in international airspace near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, and took photographs of the bombers glinting in the early morning sunshine against a clear blue sky.
Emblazoned in red on the silver fuselage was the name 'Vasily Reshetnikov', who was a legendary World War II Russian bomber pilot who flew 307 sorties behind enemy lines on the Eastern Front and earned the title 'Hero of the Soviet Union'.
The Russian jets were involved in a four hour stand-off before they left UK airspace
Enlarge Emblazoned in red Cyrillic letters on the fuselage is the name Vasily Reshetnikov, a World War II bomber pilot who flew 307 sorties behind German lines and earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union

The Tornados closely shadowed the bombers as they flew south, before they eventually turned north just short of the Northern Ireland coast.
Eventually the Russians left the borders of UK airspace behind and, after four hours, the Tornado crews stood down and returned to Leuchars.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was suspected of being responsible for ordering the show of strength.
'He wants to test us. They come right up to the edge of international airspace and turn away at the last moment. They can get information about our response times,' said a Ministry of Defence spokesman.
Wing Commander Mark Gorringe, commander of 111 Squadron, added: 'This is not an unusual incident and people may be surprised to know that our crews have successfully scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft on more than 20 occasions since the start of 2009.
'Our pilots, navigators and indeed all the support personnel at RAF Leuchars work very hard to deliver the UK Quick Reaction Alert Force 24 hours a day, which can be scrambled in minutes, to defend the UK from unidentified aircraft entering our airspace, or aircraft in distress.

The incidents have revived memories of the Cold War, when cat-and-mouse games in the sky were common
'It's a very important job, defending the UK and helping to keep UK citizens safe.'
Last night one defence analyst said: 'After the Cold War, Russian incursions dropped off hugely, but in the past five years they have been steadily picking up again.
'They have become more incursive and more aggressive in their operations and it is a definite change in their behaviour patterns.

'We have had to step up our intercepts, and that's exactly what they want because it is all about testing the RAF's reaction times. They get valuable information every time they do it. They will time us to the second and then feed everything into their computer for analysis, to see if we're getting better or worse.

'It means if they ever wanted to do it for real, they would know exactly how we operate.'
Earlier this month Putin urged his country's military industry to start working on a new strategic bomber after finishing a new fifth-generation fighter jet.
'We should not confine ourselves to developing just one new model, Putin said.

'After the fifth-generation fighter jet, we must think and get down to work on a next-generation, long-range aircraft, our new strategic missile carrier.'
Putin's remarks underline that Moscow is eager to update the country's aging fleet of military aircraft.




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[Lemsip Profile]

castlemilk wow

[Thruster Profile]

Interesting post, 1ofakind.

[Kiltedkiller1 Profile]

Those Peski russians

This shit doesn't add up man ! let ye in on a wee fact ! scotland drinks more vodka than the hole of russia KO I think