Tu-95 flies again
Russian bombers on 15 hours mission outside Norway.
After being grounded since late December, Russia’s old Tu-95 strategic bombers were on the wings again last week. The suspensions of flights come after a military cargo plane with similar engines crashed in the Tula region on December 28th.
The two Tu-95 bombers took off from Engels airbase in central Russia and headed towards the Barents Sea. Turning south outside North Cape, the bombers were met by Norwegian F-16s and further south Biritsh Eurofighters.
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The bombers completed their tasks successfully in neutral airspace, informs the press-service of Russia’s Ministry of Defense writes the local newspaper Versia Saratov. Engels airbase is located near the city of Saratov.
Druing the flight, the bombers were refueled from an Il-78 tanker aircraft.
