Posted on Aug 4, 2023
Watch as RAF jets intercept 'zombie' Russian aircraft
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The RAF has released footage and photographs of fighter jets from RAF Lossiemouth intercepting Russian aircraft.
Air force crews were deployed to Estonia to help patrol Nato airspace over the course of four months, during which they intercepted 50 Russian aircraft.
The RAF personnel used "zombie" as their codeword for a Russian plane acting suspiciously.
The mission, called Operation Azotie, came amid heightened tensions between Nato-member countries and Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Air force crews were deployed to Estonia to help patrol Nato airspace over the course of four months, during which they intercepted 50 Russian aircraft.
The RAF personnel used "zombie" as their codeword for a Russian plane acting suspiciously.
The mission, called Operation Azotie, came amid heightened tensions between Nato-member countries and Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Watch as RAF jets intercept 'zombie' Russian aircraft
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Station Commander Jim Lee welcomed squadron-9 back to Lossiemouth after they had completed the first half of the RAF Nato deployment.
He said: "They were conducting air policing operations in Estonia providing reassurance to our Nato allies in the Baltic states.
"Our typhoon pilots intercepted a variety of Russian aircrafts, ranging from VIP transports to Russian fighters, and they never knew what they were going to see on any given day.
"Intercepted is the military word for it but in reality it's just about saying if you're here then we'll be here too."
..."Station Commander Jim Lee welcomed squadron-9 back to Lossiemouth after they had completed the first half of the RAF Nato deployment.
He said: "They were conducting air policing operations in Estonia providing reassurance to our Nato allies in the Baltic states.
"Our typhoon pilots intercepted a variety of Russian aircrafts, ranging from VIP transports to Russian fighters, and they never knew what they were going to see on any given day.
"Intercepted is the military word for it but in reality it's just about saying if you're here then we'll be here too."
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