Russian bomber buzzes U.S. aircraft carrier

Russian bomber buzzes U.S. aircraft carrier

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- American fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers, one of which buzzed a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific over the weekend, U.S. military officials told CNN Monday.

One of them twice flew about 2,000 feet over the deck of the USS Nimitz Saturday while another flew about 50 miles away, officials said. Two others were at least 100 miles away, the military reported.

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This doesn't seem normal does it? Has anyone else heard more on this incident?

AAC

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[edit on 11-2-2008 by AnAbsoluteCreation]

I heard of it only because i saw it on your post...

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Navy Intercepts Russian Bombers
By LOLITA C. BALDOR – 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers flying unusually close to an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend.
A U.S. military official says that one Russian Tupolev 95 buzzed the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 50 nautical miles out. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because the reports on the flights were classified as secret.
The Saturday incident, which never escalated beyond the flyover, comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over U.S. plans for a missile defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic.

AP

Still not much more info...

AAC

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