My dad was in the RAF and said they frequently did this in 80s

They used to skirt over the top of Norway, briefly dip into our airspace up over Scotland / North East, they would then have to scramble the fighter jets from Lincolnshire, Scotland knowing that by the time they got there, the Soviet bombers would have moved back out into international airspace.

Basically just testing our response / being a pain in the arse.

Posted By: South_West_Canary on February 19th 2015 at 10:33:00

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Ooh, the Russians are noising us up with planes again, the BBC says. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 19, 10:01:17
- I saw one last night... I'm not on the normal flight path but (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 19, 11:09:22
- My dad was in the RAF and said they frequently did this in 80s (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Feb 19, 10:33:00
  - That's what English Electric Lightnings we for. Awesome machine. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Feb 19, 11:03:09
    - a good family friend of ours, from Norwich (lived near the unthank arms) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 19, 11:16:48
      - My Dad was ex-RAF. Spent my childhood at Duxford/Midenhall etc going to airshows. (General Chat) - Pit, Feb 19, 11:22:39
        
        My father in law (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 19, 11:42:42
        
        Read the book. Vulcan 607. One of the spares they needed to patch up the Vulcan was (General Chat) - Pit, Feb 19, 11:48:47
      - Here..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 19, 11:19:27
        
        Seems..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 19, 11:21:10
        
        Roly Beamont BAe TP 2001 (General Chat) - Pit, Feb 19, 11:24:06
    - 4:10 (General Chat) - Pit, Feb 19, 11:05:40
  - ^vmt (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 19, 11:00:58
- 'Noising us up'?!? (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 19, 10:21:59
- as long as they dont send motorola and givi (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 10:21:19
- Stayed in international airspace - they realised two russian bear bombers are no match (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 19, 10:20:13
- Fermenting revolution (General Chat) - King, Feb 19, 10:09:12
  - Fomenting (General Chat) - norway, Feb 19, 10:13:15
    - Apparently both are fine? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 19, 10:18:36
      - News to me (General Chat) - norway, Feb 19, 10:23:59
        
        ...albeit not everyone is happy with this (General Chat) - norway, Feb 19, 10:29:10
        
        you couldn't let it lie, could you... (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 19, 10:39:26
        
        lol no (General Chat) - norway, Feb 19, 10:42:18
  - The fucker's after our tin. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 19, 10:10:11
    - Cornish gold is worth more than normal gold too (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 19, 10:28:50
      - same as Welsh gold (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 19, 10:47:05
- Damn Ruskies trying to attack our ethnic minorities. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Feb 19, 10:04:52
- You'll never take our pasties you commie scum (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Feb 19, 10:04:09

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