RAF jets intercept Latvian An-26 cargo plane over Kent

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Two RAF Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby have intercepted a Latvian cargo plane over Kent and accompanied it to Stansted Airport The Russian-made aircraft lost contact with air traffic controllers. Avia flight MTL1605 took off outside of Reim and was heading to Birmingham with Jaguar Land-rover freight.



To fulfil their quick reaction role the Typhoons were cleared to travel at supersonic speed.

Police officers surrounded the aircraft after it landed at 17:15 GMT.

An airport spokesman said surrounding the plane was standard procedure when communication had been lost with an aircraft.

He said officers were later stood down and the plane was continuing its journey.

Source: BBC and FR24

[DC10MD11]

Hi
We had the sonic boom where i live in kent(Tonbridge) at 4.50pm.

Regards
DC10MD11

[Passenger]

Quote from The Mirror: The RAF pilot told the Latvian crew: "I am instructed by Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom that unless you respond immediately to my warning, you will be shot down."

Audio in this link:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/re ... an-4531357

By the way, nice to read how the British pers reports about a Russian Antonov...

[Homo Aeroportus]

...By the way, nice to read how the British pers reports about a Russian Antonov...

Yeah :

...RAF jets have reportedly escorted a Russian military aircraft into Stansted Airport.

Funny, last time (not so long ago) I had my boots on the ground at an airbase South of Riga under rehabilitation, it was already fairly much a NATO base and the meetings were held in English ...

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