Posted on 12/29/2022 8:40:37 PM PST by algore
A U.S. military spokesperson said the Chinese jet 20 feet from the plane's nose, which caused the U.S. aircraft to take evasive maneuvers.
A military source told the New York Times that officials waited eight days before releasing the information because a 'disclosure of this type takes time to verify details, obtain and declassify imagery and make proper notifications to other government agencies.'
U.S. military planes and ships routinely carry out surveillance operations and travel through the region.
China claims vast swathes of the South China Sea that overlap with the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Relations between China and the United States have been tense, with friction between the world's two largest economies over everything from Taiwan and China's human rights record to its military activity in the South China Sea.
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If you are a military or other pilot I defer to your expert opinion. (I have only piloted a plane once)
The plane is a lot farther than 20 feet.
Remember Wang Wei and the EP3 collision in 2001.
The last time that happened, we gave China a P-3 as restitution.
That sounds like a Chinese version of a Kamakazi Pilot: a pilot who does not hesitate to ram into an “enemy” plane, knowing that any collision would kill both pilots. If our pilots are being kept busy passing CRT or equity courses without learning our history, that’s dangerous.
Having flown lots of formation flights, that footage shows nothing alarming. The Chinese fighter is right where the us fighter would want him.
My feeling as well.
That is what I had thought.
Thanks for the confirmation
I thought the US pilot might have made him a bit nervous by maneuvering into his blind spot (dropping back and then down)
But if that is all there is, I don’t get the hyperventilating by the press.
As I recollect, the P3 was “forced” to land in China. Wonder what the Admirals were screaming at that pilot? Back then I know what my life was worth should it have been in a similar situation. Our guards were there to make sure our equipment and us were never to fall into enemy hands.
“Having flown lots of formation flights, that footage shows nothing alarming. The Chinese fighter is right where the us fighter would want him”.
Except it was not a US fighter but a US refueling tanker.
“As I recollect, the P3 was “forced” to land in China.”
There was a collision, and the crew had the option of either ditching the plane or landing it in enemy territory. They chose the latter. I figure the reason was due to the women screeching on the plane, so one might say, the women forced it down.
"Remember Wang Wei and the EP3 collision in 2001."
Well, remember, to ‘journalists’, every military aircraft is a ‘fighter jet’.
I had not heard that before but it makes sense. Where was an officer to tell her to STFU ,and ‘Get ready to earn your pay, we are going in the drink’.
It appears to me that the ChiComs are angling for dominion over the same territory that the Imperial Japanese wanted during the 20th century.
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Or an AR15
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