Posted on 12/29/2022 8:40:37 PM PST by algore
The plane is a lot farther than 20 feet.
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And the US plane is a refueler, not a combat jet.
Conclusion - click bait.
That’s more than 20ft.
“”Remember Wang Wei and the EP3 collision in 2001.””
I remember that. His co-pilots name was Sum Ting Wong.
It was actually a RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. It comes in a number of variations depending on the vintage and sensor suite.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_RC-135#Variants
“The RC-135 fleet is permanently based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska and operated by the 55th Wing, using forward operating locations worldwide. The 55th Wing operates 22 platforms in three variants: three RC-135S Cobra Ball, two RC-135U Combat Sent, and 17 RC-135V/W Rivet Joint.”
“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’.”
I was SICKENED when they were treated as ‘heroes’ when they returned to the US. They, or at least some of them, should have been put on trial. And while I don’t know everything about the P3, my guess is that a plane that spends virtually all its time over water does have the equipment needed for crew survival, should it go down. But then again, given our state of the military, they likely weren’t trained on how to use it (they replaced that with sexual harassment training).
True. What has happened to the mantra ‘into the jaws of death, it is for this we serve’
Daily Mail Daily Mail Daily Mail.
Now you get it!
Just like every gun is an assault weapon or an AR. LOL
Oh yes...indeed!
The US plane was below, behind and to the right of the ChiCom plane. Apparently the US plane as doing all of the maneuvering likely closing in for a better picture. And, I would say no where near 20 feet in that video either.
Chinese pilots picked up the Macho from Russia and are very reckless
Trump would have given the order to shoot them down.
"It was actually a RC-135"
"I remember that. His co-pilots name was Sum Ting Wong."
It’s a SU-27.
They got all their fighters from Russia.
I was referring to them saying that the American jet was also a fighter.
I know.
I was just pointing out Chicoms didn’t design their own jet fighters.
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