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Thursday, April 24, 2014

RAF sees off Russian ‘Bears’ as fears rise over Ukraine

Eurofighter Typhoon & Tu-95 BearThe Typhoons were sent up to investigate after radar detected two large aircraft.

The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bears” were nearing UK airspace off the north-east coast but were picked up well out by the fighters.

Ministry of Defence officials said the incident was routine. There were eight similar contacts last year.

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