U.S. Spy Plane Reportedly Violated Swedish Air Space to Escape Russian Fighters. The RC-135 reacted oddly to the Russian jets’ second intercept attempt. The Rivet Joint crew asked Swedish authorities for permission to cross into Swedish air space. When air traffic control denied the request, the RC-135 flew over Sweden’s Gotland Island anyway. U.K.-based RC-135s have flown more than 50 missions in the region since February, sometimes flying over Poland, Lithuania or Latvia and sometimes over the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad. But according to DN.se, this was the first time that an American plane has reacted to an interception attempt by taking an unauthorized short-cut over Sweden.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 09:21:53 +0000
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